How to use more DOS commands in C#

Question

I have about 7 commands in DOS and I want to run them in my C# program. Can I do:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("cmd.exe", "my more commands here");

? EDIT: I'm making small app what will run g++. Is this now correct?:

 System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("cmd.exe", "/k cd C:\\Alps\\compiler\\ /k g++ C:\\Alps\\" + project_name + "\\Debug\\Main.cpp");

Command for compiling:

g++ -c C:\Alps\here_is_projectname\Debug\Main.cpp -o main.o

Answer 1

cmd.exe /k <command>
cmd.exe /c <command>

Are both valid.

• /k will execute the command and leave you with an empty prompt (probably less desirable in your application if you just want to execute for feedback.)
• /c will execute the command and close the window when it has completed.

If you're looking to execute a command from a specific directory, you can do:

System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
p.StartInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe");
p.StartInfo.Arguments = String.Format(@"/c g++ ""C:\Alps\{0}\Debug\Main.cpp""", project_name);
p.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @"C:\Alps\compiler";
p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
p.StartInfo.ErrorDialog = false;
p.Start();