Possible To Call .exe Files With Shell() Or Process.Start()?

Aug 8, 2011

I have an issue in my project I am programming in both Matlab (Matlab2011a) and Visual Basic (VS2008).I've created a .exe file from my matlab code. It works well when I click on it with my mouse.But I need to run it within Visual Basic. I know it's possible to call .exe files with Shell() or Process.Start(), and it works well for files such as firefox.exe or notepad.exe. However, it doesn't work when I call my own .exe file ...It's weird because when I look to the Task Manager while trying to call it (within VB), I can see the process starting and ending, but its output doesn't appear.

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Start Multiple Process Shell Commands?

Oct 25, 2009

I need to open several pdf, word and excel files from process.start like command, but only open one file at time.

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Launch A Java Executable (let's Call It MyApp.jar) From .Net Using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start?

Apr 20, 2009

I want to launch a java executable (let's call it MyApp.jar) from .Net using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start. What's the syntax in VB.Net? The command line syntax is this (if I recall it correctly - because i tried it a few days ago and it worked).

java.exe -jar MyApp.jar pathToSourceFile pathToDestFile

How do I run this command in VB.Net, using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start, assuming I have the following three string variables in VB.Net

pathToJavaExe
pathToSourceFile
pathToDestFile

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Process.Start Files In DGV?

Mar 16, 2012

I am importing filenames into a DGV:

If FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Dim myFileDir = New System.IO.DirectoryInfo(FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath)
For Each myFiles As System.IO.FileInf

[code]....

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Using Process.Start On Remote Files

Jan 26, 2009

I have created an aplication that opens pdf files for different GPRS settings of various phones. These pdf files are stored on a remote computer(central machine). I am having problems using the process.start . This is the code that i am using for my search button:

Dim process as new process

process.start(("\\192.168.2.78\C:\Documents and Settings\phamanda\My Documents\Gprs\Benq\") & ComboBox5.Text & ".pdf")

Does process.start recognise IP adresses

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Process.start (wzunzip) Hangs After Processing 72 Files?

Jan 30, 2010

Using windows xp. Sp3. over 100GB free on each disk that I use,Attempting to unzip a file that has directories in it. I want all files in the zip file to go to one directory ignoring the dir structure.I'm using VB to do this. Problem is that the process hangs at the same place on 2 different machines. Any ideas. Code below in vb and the results.Executing the same command line from DOS works correctly.unzips 72 files then hangs.

Code

newProc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = False
newProc.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True

[code]....

Here's where it stops. And shows the dir struct of the zip file NDDF Plus DB. i've got a screen shot of the dir structure and files. basically it unzips the files in order of the dir structure and stops above.

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Use Shell To Have Application Call An External Application But Its Not Working - Error: 'System.windows.shell'

Jun 3, 2011

I'm trying to use the Shell to have my application call an external application but its not working...I don't understand why. I get the following error: 'System.windows.shell' is a namespace and cannot be used as an expression!

Heres my code....any ideas what I'm doing wrong. Its got to be a simple...stupid error.

Private Sub mnuUpgrade_Click(ByVal Ctrl As Microsoft.Expression.Web.Interop.Legacy.CommandBarButton, ByRef CancelDefault As Boolean) Handles mnuUpgrade.Click

[CODE].....................

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Start Instead Of Shell?

Aug 10, 2010

it possible to have a start command instead of the simple shell the same code as in a .BAT File, i dont know but on a .bat is a higher/lower lvl.

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Process.Start To Start An External Command Line Application

Aug 4, 2009

I'm using Process.Start to start an external command line application and using the StartInfo.Arguments method to send parameters to the application. I imagine I'll need to use a loop... but I can't figure out exactly how yet.I need to send anywhere from 1 - an infinite number of files names to this application. Each file has to be sent one after the other. So once the first one is done, I need to loop back around and past the second one.I can probably use the Directory.GetFiles method to get all of the files, but I don't know how to assign them.

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Use Process.Start To Start An Application Without Administrator Privileges On Windows 7

Feb 24, 2012

Visual Basic 2010 - Net Framework 4.0 Client

I have an application (application #1) running with Administrator privileges on Windows 7.

I want application # 1 to start another application (application #2) without Administrator privileges so application #2 is running as a standard user.

Is there a way to do this? I have been using Process.Start.

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VS 2010 Unable To Start Specific Command With Process.start

Jun 18, 2011

Here's what I currently have:

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I've commented out various things to limit it to specifically this command (example, I can swap mklink out with notepad and it works fine). The command runs fine from a DOS window, but can't be found when I use it this way. I also tried using the SHELL command just to test and I get the same results. No idea why it can't be found, as like I said it executes from the command prompt just fine.

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Call Up Translucent Window (shell)

Jul 2, 2010

I need to call up a window from my application.

1- I want this window to be translucent and shows in front

2- I want this window to be translucent and shows behind

RetVal = Shell("C:EnergyPlusV5-0-0RUNEP.BAT", AppWinStyle.NormalFocus)

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OSK Process Start/stop - PID.Kill() Fails Because It Says The Process Already Exited

Sep 28, 2010

My app starts an On-Screen Keyboard process like this:

Dim PID as System.Diagnostics.Process
:
PID = Process.Start("C:WindowsSystem32osk.exe")
:

[CODE]...

It seems to work 90% of the time. However, sometimes the PID.Kill() fails because it says the process already exited. At this point the OSK is always still there on screen. Yes, I know my code should be testing to see if the process is still running before trying to kill it, but given that the OSK is still on screen..

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Process.start() Freezes Main Program Until Process Finishes?

Feb 21, 2011

I have a program that starts another program after setting the regkeys basically the program continually syncs the calandar of outlook and another application.I set the regkeys than launch the c:sync.exe app. I have tried a simple process.start and launching the process as a thread and they both do the same thing: The other process starts and works as it should but my main program goes "White screen" or "not responding" until the process.start has exited.

I want the process.start to run in the background so if users click in my main app it responds and truly that they can access the context menu of my main app from the taskbar while the process.start is running.

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VS 2008 If Process Is Running Give Focus, If Not Start Process?

May 27, 2010

Trying to create a button that when clicked will check to see if a certain process image is running and if that process is running give the process focus. If the process is not running then start the application.

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Getting Information From A Shell'ed Process Into The VBA Program?

Jul 1, 2010

So, let's say that I have a VBA application inside of whatever Office Application. I have created a command-line VB.net program to do all of the fun web-services stuff.Okay, the VBA application calls Shell() to run the command line program. Now, what is the best way to get information (a tracking number for a package) from the VB.net program back into the VBA program?

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VS 2008 Shell( Tskill ) Process?

Sep 21, 2009

I need to kill a process programatically. I have xp home on the computer, and I use this:

[code...]

but for some reason, the program is not terminated.

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VS 2010 Shell Command To Start Outlook As If A User Did It?

Mar 1, 2011

Since redemption isn�t working [URL] - I need to have outlook running to do what I want.For some reason the only time it works is when I have started outlook manually. It doesn�t work when I use:

Shell("C:ProgramMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE11outlook.exe")
or
Shell("C:ProgramMicrosoft OfficeOFFICE11outlook.exe", AppWinStyle.MaximizedFocus)

Do you know how to call the shell command so that the program starts as if I had started it manually?

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Call A Program From A Unix Shell Script?

Jun 11, 2012

I need to be able to kick off a vb.net program on a windows server from a unix shell script on an AIX server. What what I need to do to make this possible? I'm a newbie on the .Net side, but I was thinking, maybe make the vb.net program some sort of web service then have the unix shell script invoke that somehow

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VS 2008 Process.Start Error Starting Process?

Aug 8, 2010

Whats happening is I run the code below and get the following error "The system cannot find the file specified". I've read that with UseShellExecute set to false that you can't use WorkingDirectory.

Dim Password As String = "password"
Dim SecureStringPassword As New System.Security.SecureString
For Each c As Char In Password

[Code].....

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Command Line To Close Shell Process?

Mar 12, 2011

I've created a very basic WF Shell project which runs an EXE (xyz.exe) in the WF Shell project's Resource folder. I can get a command line working from the Shell to open the other EXE (xyz.exe). But, I can't get code to close the Shell project's other EXE (xyz.exe) once it is opened. The xyz.exe windows called by the Shell continues to stay open even if I pass a "close" command line to the Shell.

The following code (which Paul suggested in another posting) will not close the other (xyz.exe) EXE's running process (when called by the Shell). While the Shell seems to be able to return it's called subordinate EXE's (xyz.exe) ID, not sure how to use such an ID to close its process.

Imports System.Diagnostics
Module Module1
Dim resourceFolder As String = Application.StartupPath & "Resources"

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Keep Shell Window Open When Launching A Process?

Sep 6, 2011

I would like to launch a command line exe I created. For now it's a test program that writes Hello World to the console. I can launch it, but the shell window it displays it in only stays for a split second.

I know I can add a line to my console mode program (readline). But I would like to control it from the process launch. I will be using console mode programs that I did not write myself, and many of them don't stall the output. I can't find the right properties and methods to control the default shell behavior!

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Shell - Process Redirect Output Not Working

Mar 1, 2012

I'm trying to redirect the output from a command-line application in VB.NET, and for some reason it fails to redirect the output. Here's my code:

Dim myProcess As Process = New Process
myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "g++"
myProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = CMDLineCommand

[Code]......

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C# - Start New Process, Without Being A Child Of The Spawning Process

Dec 8, 2011

How would I go about starting a new process without it being the child of the calling process.

Example:

Main Program (Caller.exe)
process.start("file.exe")

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Use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start To Run A Process?

Jun 24, 2009

i use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start to run a process

example :

Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process
p = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("D:ProjectApplication.exe")

it works perfectly during run time. but after i deploy to server.... this code did nothing, it did not call out this process

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Using Shell To Call Up Windows Date And Time Settings From Clients Machine?

Oct 5, 2009

am working on an application in vb that requires using shell to call up windows date and time settings from clients machine.

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Process.Start - Set Start In Directory?

Feb 8, 2012

I am writing an application that in the end needs to execute another executable at some point, the problem is that the executable has dependencies in the directory it runs in that are required to operate. When I use the Process.Start to run the executable it errors out because it's looking for the dependencies in my applications directory.

I tried the startInfo.WorkingDirectory option but that didn't seem to do it either (not sure if I did it right) - here is how I used that:

Process.Start("my.exe").StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "C:Test"For the life of me I cannot find how to set the "Start In" directory. I looked everywhere, so unless it's under a different name, I'm at a loss.

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C# - Kill Process Started With System.Diagnostic.Process.Start("FileName")

Oct 2, 2010

I am trying to create an app that will perform actions on specific times (much like the Windows Task Scheduler). I am currently using Process.Start() to lunch the file (or exe) required by the task. I am initiating a process by calling a file (an .mp3) and the process starts WMP (since it is the default application), so far so good. Now I wan't to kill that process. I know that it is normal behavior for the Process.Start(string, string) to return nothing (null in C#) in this case. So I am asking how can i close WMP when I called it through Process.Start(string, string)??

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Shell (Files Not Found)?

Dec 13, 2009

why this doesn't work?

Shell("wow.exe")

And... if i do that

Shell("C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraftwow.exe")

It doesn't work too....It say File Not Found...

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VS 2008 Call Shell("explorer.exe ") - Keeps Hitting/missing At Random?

Apr 5, 2010

Ok i cant seem to trace why this happens, i have a button which simply opens a folder (from a list of folders shown in a listbox) in windows, using this Dim folder12 As String = ListBox1.SelectedValueCall Shell("explorer.exe " & folder12, vbNormalFocus)The problem is it keeps working then failing, ive managed to trace it down to the size of the folder thats making it fail, it works fine if the selected folders size is sub 300mb, but anything above and it fails ad opens the 'my documents' folder instead.

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