Well i have developed VB code in which i want to call an external application.I know this can be done using shell command i.e.
" shell("C:\abc.exe") ". But when i execute this statement the file actually runs.This is not what i am looking for, I am looking for a piece of code which ensures that the file can run successfully without executing it
I am creating a visual basic program, which acts as a very simple GUI for another program. I have built the whole Visual Basic project, but I am unable to do one part, the most important part you could say. I have a button (button1) on a form, when the button is clicked, I want it to run a program, named 'mover.exe' which is located in the SAME FOLDER that my visual basic program will run from. The directory of this folder will change. So, there are two problems I have:
1 - To make the program run the .exe program when button1 is clicked (it also must be run with administrative privileges).
2 - To make the program always look for 'mover.exe' in the folder in which it is started from.
i am creating a visual basic program, which acts as a very simple GUI for another program. I have built the whole Visual Basic project, but i am unable to do one part, the most important part you could say.I have a button(button1) on a form, when the button is clicked, i want it to run a program, named 'mover.exe' which is located in the SAME FOLDER that my visual basic program will run from. The directory of this folder will change. So, there are two problems..i have:
1 - to make the program run the .exe program when button1 is clicked (it also must be run with administrative privelages).
2 - to make the program always look for 'mover.exe' in the folder in which it is started from.
What I'm wanting to do is gonna sound pretty strange. I play a game called Wonderland Online. Usually while playing, I will have between 3-4 instances of the game going at the same time, each instance running a different character. Also, I will have open another program that I wrote that helps me figure out what I need to manufacture a certain item in the game. The running game is an 800x600 window, and I have all 5 of these windows open at once, where I am constantly moving things around, minimizing and maximizing.I want to create a app that would basically be a frame for the game. Creating the frame would not be hard, but this is the first time I have tried to get an external EXE to basically run inside of my program. Is this even possible? And if so, I would imagine I could run multiple EXEs and flip between them inside my frame. I could integrate my manufacturing program into the frame, as well as control which instance of the game is visible inside the frame.
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View 2 RepliesI'm trying to run the "Shell" command in a VB.NET project, to execute an external file. For example: Shell("c: empmyfile.txt").
For some reason this throwing a "file not found" exception, yet the file is there. Now I've looked around and found that others recommend using the "System.Diagnostics.Process" method, which does work, however I don't want the file to run in-process, which is what that does.
I want to run the file out of process, so that when my program ends, the executed program keeps running independently. Hence my attempt to use Shell() but it refuses to work.
Is there another way besides Shell() to run a file out of process?
I am trying to write a Windows Script that will allow me to monitor the following: That 2 x seperate but specific processes within Component Services "Running Processes" list are currently running and have not reset within the past hour. If I already know the PID, then I can retrieve the CreationDate (I assume which I can use to check for restarts? or is this the actual process creation/installation date) for each specific process, however if a restart occurs the PID will change and my script needs to know what the new PID is without me telling it!
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I have a dll file which is reading a in.txt file and write a out.txt file. No need pass any variables to dll. Dll file runs alone.
I could not add this dll as referance. What I nned to do to just run this dll?
I'm creating an installer program. As part of the install process, I need to run/install the "AccessRuntime.exe" file.
How do I run this external EXE file from within my installer program?
how to add External dependencies .lib file in vb.net
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View 1 RepliesI am quite new to programming so please bear with me if I am asking stupid questions. I have searched the forums but couldn't find a (comprehensible) answer.I am calling an external .exe file from VB, I do this with Shell.The external .exe opens a command window and asks for a file name. I am trying to make vb to input a file name into the command window but I m not sure how. The SendKeys command doesn't seem to work.
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View 1 RepliesSo, i made a post earlier on how to loop through an external file looking for another process that is running, i have successfully done this last night, and the only problem i have now, is the placing of this code so it works correctly, in the following format:
Dim HackApp As Process() = Process.GetProcessesByName(Cprog)
If Checker.ChkDone.Checked = True Then
Try
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I have a simple extension which makes all chars in incoming string uppercase. I created this extension as DLL file (with namespace "Extensions"). But when I make reference to this DLL, then this namespace doesn't appear in Imports, hence I can't use my extension. Here's question: why I can't put extension into separate assembly?
View 2 RepliesI have written an vb.net application, named vbapp.exe. And I would like to use vbapp.exe to shell an external .exe file and this external .exe will create a file in the folder in which the external .exe file is located.However, the external .exe file will not recognize its own folder, on the contrary, it will think that its own folder is where the vb application, vbapp.exe, is located.
View 5 RepliesHow can I grab details of an external EXE file? Like the CompanyName, the ProductName, etc.I know how to do this with the application itself, but no an external application
View 3 Repliesi am building a web application with VS2010 and framework 4
in the web.config i have defined the external file path
<appSettings file="\serverc$InetpubwwwrootConnectionsGlobal_Settings.config">
<add key="var_1" value="xpto" />
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From a VB.NET program i want to drop a file (c:example.txt) in an external application (Firefox). I found an example that construct a "databject" linking a file name. I also found programs on the side on the application that receive the drop. But not one that send to an external application.
View 7 RepliesI have a project need to reset the my.settings by external files, i have problem to get back the system.drawing.color
Frist I use the SaveConfigFromMySettingToFile() to get the config file,then i add the LoadConfigFromFileToMySetting() at the FormLoad action,But Nothing change! Why? without the LoadConfigFromFileToMySetting() at system load i got the correct color of the button from my.settings.
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Does anyone has some experience with calling a strings which includes the "Dim blabla As New MySQLCommand(SELECT *... etc." I'm not talking about the connectionstring itself, but the "SELECT" part. Really would like to know how to read it from an external file. I don't care what kind of file. (.text / .xml / ...)
View 2 RepliesI would like to include a text file for easy ediing of data that my app will read and pull data from. My external data file is a csv fileI want to display a checked list box that display this info and based on selections in the checked list box cand in a procedure later call commands based on those selections.
View 4 RepliesI have a .net program that you open, enter a bunch of information to control equipment,ovens, etc. After the user enters all of the information for the equipment/test, they run the test, data is taken, and they close the .net application.However, if they want to run this same test again, I don't want them to re-enter everything b/c it would be quite tedious. Instead, I would like to have a file > export and file > import option. I am going to import/export from excel.
I have set up a blank template in excel that has a lot of formatting and descriptions. My question is, where do I put this template file and how do I reference it? For example, do I save it in the project's inRelease folder? Then when the user goes to file > export, how do I refernce it as being in the inRelease folder? After making an installer package where does the template file get placed on the install if its in the inRelease folder?
I have a Javascript function in the js file (test.js) and I need to call her in visual basic 2010 enter her input parameter and load response javascript functions in visual basic.
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View 1 RepliesI have been searching and posting regarding this problem and have found nothing to aid me. Discussion is either on web.config files or deal only with external files for connection strings or earlier versions of vb.net not 2008.I have already successfully put connection strings into an external config file, but trying the same approach with application settings has failed.There are two sections of the app.config involved with application settings.
1. the configuration and config sections at the top of the config. file where the section group and the section name are described.
2. the actually data for the application settings by section group section name which appears in the body of the configuraton section of the app.config.[code]
I have a situation where I have a vb.net program that uses two connection strings. This program will be used on multiple web servers on multiple domains and the only difference for any of them is the two connection strings.What would be the best solution to read in these connection strings from a file separate from my actual .vb code?
Ideally I want to be able to drop the .vb and the connection string file into its own folder on any number of asp.net websites and not update anything else (for example add any connections to the web.config or anything) than the external file containing the connection strings, I assume something like xml would suffice?
I have this application that I need to read a text file.
I have designed a form which has a play button and when the play button is called it is supposed to read a text file which has being created using an external application..
I wrote a code that calls the application but I dont know how to pass the text file into the application.
I also dont want the application popping up.
line of code that calls the application ---- Process.Start("C:Program FilesDECtalkUSsay.exe")
When you add a file that the project will use (in my case an Excel file) and set it to be copied to the output directory, you can of course add a string to a class with the file name in it to use the file. I was wondering though does Visual Studio automatically generate a member somewhere that contains the name of the file? Perhaps in the My Namespace?
Kind of like how when you set the Build Action to Resource, Visual Studio generates a member in the My.Resources namespace for reference. Whenever I change the name of the file in the Solution Explorer it would be nice if I had some method that would automatically update the file name in the code.