Interacting with the MS DOS window in .NET

Question

I have to run a console program to transfer files from a local network drive to an off-site account. I'm at a standstill for automating this because the console program doesn't provide a password parameter.

Here is a general overview of the command line for the console program and its prompt for the password:

C:\> UploadTool [flags] Drive:\Accounts\AccountNumber\FilesFolder\
     UserName@host /RemoteDirectory/Folder
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Password:
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If the connection is successful, I’m prompted for a password in the command window (DOS), and then the upload starts.

I need some direction for what I could do in .NET to automate this workflow for multiple accounts. Does .NET include any libraries for interacting with the MS DOS screen? I need a way to run the console program and insert the password when prompted.

see this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/258416/shellexecute-equivalent-in-net — iceburg, Aug 08 '14 at 02:49
or this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4107683/controling-cmd-exe-from-winforms — Chief Wiggum, Aug 08 '14 at 02:50

Samuel Neff · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-24T00:11:44.083

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Use Process to start the console application. Then use Process.StandardOutput to read the output of the application and Process.StandardInput to send it input (the password).

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process(v=vs.110).aspx

edited Oct 24 '14 at 00:11

answered Aug 08 '14 at 02:47

Samuel Neff

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