How to start a external executable from c# and get the exit code when the process ends [duplicate]

Question

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How to start a process from C#?

I want to start a external executable running in command line to do some task. After it is done, I want to check the errorcode it returns. How can I do it?

Answer 1

Try this:

    public virtual bool Install(string InstallApp, string InstallArgs)
    {
        System.Diagnostics.Process installProcess = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
        //settings up parameters for the install process
        installProcess.StartInfo.FileName = InstallApp;
        installProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = InstallArgs;

        installProcess.Start();

        installProcess.WaitForExit();
        // Check for sucessful completion
        return (installProcess.ExitCode == 0) ? true : false;
    }

Answer 2

        Process process = new Process();
        process.StartInfo.FileName = "[program name here]";
        process.StartInfo.Arguments = "[arguments here]";
        process.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized;
        process.Start();
        process.WaitForExit();
        int code = process.ExitCode;