How to Run Input Cmd Commands By VB.Net

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I have a problem with CMD in a VB.NET project I'm making. How can I input three different commands to the same CMD window I open through a Button on my Form. Whenever I click the button on my form I want the CMD window to open, execute the first command and then automatically proceed to execute the next command and so on.

The three commands must be run in the same sequence in order to do its job.

The code I used:

Process.start ("cmd","/k First Code "  & "Second Code " & "Third Code")

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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You could write out a batch file to disk and then run the batch file.

Also see: How to run two commands in one line in Windows CMD?

It looks like you can use & to separate commands.

I'd do something like:

Process.Start(String.Format("cmd /k {0} & {1} & {2}", "First Code", "Second Code", "Third Code"))

This might work better: (as an example)

Process.Start("cmd", String.Format("/k {0} & {1} & {2}", "dir c:", "dir /w c:", "pause"))

You can substitute your own commands in here.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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answered Feb 23 '14 at 16:35

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I Tryd ro Make a Batch file but when i run it ,,the First Command procced but the otjer commands i write doesn't procced – Al-Mobarmge Feb 23 '14 at 16:39
I updated my answer with how I would do it using String.Format – Derek Feb 23 '14 at 16:40
I tried the code but it doesn't work it just open the Cmd and do nothing ⁉⁉⁉ – Al-Mobarmge Feb 23 '14 at 17:10
I put a second example where I separated out the "cmd" from the command line arguments. – Derek Feb 23 '14 at 22:18

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 01 '22 at 20:12

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This is what I ended up using, thanks to the other answer

Process.start ( "cmd" , "/k First code second code -c Third Code " )

edited Nov 01 '22 at 20:12

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answered Feb 24 '14 at 09:38

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How to Run Input Cmd Commands By VB.Net

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