Launching an application (.EXE) from C#?

Question

How can I launch an application using C#?

Requirements: Must work on Windows XP and Windows Vista.

I have seen a sample from DinnerNow.net sampler that only works in Windows Vista.

Answer 1

Use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() method.

Check out this article on how to use it.

Process.Start("notepad", "readme.txt");  string winpath = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("windir"); string path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(               System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath);  Process.Start(winpath + @"\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\Installutil.exe", path + "\\MyService.exe"); 

Answer 2

Here's a snippet of helpful code:

using System.Diagnostics;  // Prepare the process to run ProcessStartInfo start = new ProcessStartInfo(); // Enter in the command line arguments, everything you would enter after the executable name itself start.Arguments = arguments;  // Enter the executable to run, including the complete path start.FileName = ExeName; // Do you want to show a console window? start.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden; start.CreateNoWindow = true; int exitCode;   // Run the external process & wait for it to finish using (Process proc = Process.Start(start)) {      proc.WaitForExit();       // Retrieve the app's exit code      exitCode = proc.ExitCode; } 

There is much more you can do with these objects, you should read the documentation: ProcessStartInfo, Process.