C# Winforms and command line batch files

Question

I have this running from my c# winforms app:

string ExecutableFilePath = @"Scripts.bat";
string Arguments = @"";

if (File.Exists(ExecutableFilePath )) {
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ExecutableFilePath , Arguments);
}

When that runs I get to see the cmd window until it finishes.

Is there a way to get that to run without showing it to the user?

Steve · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08T22:30:58.940

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You should use ProcessStartInfo class and set the following properties

  string ExecutableFilePath = @"Scripts.bat";
  string Arguments = @"";

  if (File.Exists(ExecutableFilePath ))
  {
       ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo(ExecutableFilePath , Arguments);
       psi.UseShellExecute = false;
       psi.CreateNoWindow = true;
       Process.Start(psi);
  }

edited Jan 08 '13 at 22:30

answered Jan 08 '13 at 22:24

Steve

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Ok ok, I won't cheat again - will delete my response and upvote you :) – Matt Roberts Jan 08 '13 at 22:29
@MattRoberts actually I removed my downvote, but for future - that's unfair just write anything to make your answer appear first :) – Sergey Berezovskiy Jan 08 '13 at 22:30
That works just fine. Thanks. One last thing, is there a way to get when/if the process has finished executing? – sd_dracula Jan 08 '13 at 22:37
`Process.WaitForExit()` will block the current thread until the process exits. – Blam Jan 08 '13 at 22:56
Not getting that under the Process intellisense – sd_dracula Jan 08 '13 at 23:07
Got it. Needed to make new process first then call p.WaitForExit(). Thanks – sd_dracula Jan 08 '13 at 23:26

C# Winforms and command line batch files

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