Calling .bat file from c#

Question

Using this piece of code .exe running in server

string bat =null;
bat = "D:/folder/a.bat";
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(bat);

Error: Could not find the specified file.

Can anyone help me on this.

Also, not sure why you use `/` when backslashes are the common Windows directory delimiter. — Oded, Jan 24 '13 at 14:28
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5519328/executing-batch-file-in-c-sharp — Vincent James, Jan 24 '13 at 14:30
You can condense the 1st 2 lines into `string bat = @"D:\folder\a.bat";` — squillman, Jan 24 '13 at 14:30
Yeah tried \\ also... Getting same error.. when I tried the same code in desktop it is working. String path name are not taking in server it seems. Please give some suggestions — user1894029, Jan 24 '13 at 14:31
Related http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2266619/system-diagnostics-process-start-problem-can-not-find-specific-file — Soner Gönül, Jan 24 '13 at 14:34
What context is the application running in, e.g. a Windows Service? What account does it run under? — HABO, Jan 24 '13 at 14:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:28

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Make sure the file really is located at that path.
Make sure your program has access to this path.
Use backslashes: bat = @"D:\folder\a.bat";

answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:28

Daniel Hilgarth

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score 1 · Answer 2 · 2013-01-24T15:11:49.183

Filepath in Windows doesn't take a forward slash, it's not a URL/URI. Use backslashes.

Anyone of below should work if the program has access to the bat file.

string bat=@"D:\folder\a.bat";

or

string bat="D:\\folder\\a.bat";

Also, checking for the existence of the bat file will be a good practice here:

if(File.Exists(bat))
{
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(bat);
}

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:29

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change the slashes to backslashes:

bat = "D:\\folder\\a.bat";

answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:29

daryal

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:29

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Typically you need to run an executable (like cmd.exe) and then pass it a parameter. cmd.exe specifically has two options /C (carries out the command specified by the string, then terminates) and /K (carries out the command specified by the string but remains open)

answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:29

David Hope

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BTW, as others have noted, you would need to use backslashes on the parameter for the cmd prompt. – David Hope Jan 24 '13 at 14:31
There is also another thread on the topic of running a bat file from a service here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/361097/c-sharp-service-cannot-execute-batch-file – David Hope Jan 24 '13 at 14:33

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:29

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Wrong path. Try

bat = @"D:\folder\a.bat";

answered Jan 24 '13 at 14:29

Dejo

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that's the same path with the one in the question. – daryal Jan 24 '13 at 14:30

Calling .bat file from c#

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