Execute BATCH script in a programs memory

Question

I am currently faced with a problem, I need to execute a batch script within a programs memory (so it does not have to extract the batch file to a temporary location).

I am open to solutions in C# and C++

Any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

cmd.exe won't run a script from the memory of your process. The options which seem most obvious to me are:

1. Relax the constraint that stops you extracting the script to a temporary file.
2. Compress your script into a single line and use cmd.exe /C to execute it. You'll need to use the command separator &&.
3. Write your own batch command interpreter.
4. Use a different scripting language.

Options 3 and 4 aren't really very attractive! Option 1 looks pretty good to me but I don't know what's leading to your constraint.

Answer 2

Open a pipe to the command shell and write the program code into that pipe. Here is an example: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;190351