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I want to call cmd.exe using C#. And I want to write multiple cmd commands in C#.

the most important keys is that: I want to interact with cmd window.the next command is typed according to the last command output.

But now I have tried ,it can input multiple commands but only one output or one outputErr.

I want to achieve one command one output,and the next command is also the same cmd window rather than a new cmd window?

How to solve this problem. the example code is like this 

string[] message = new string[2];

ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo();

info.RedirectStandardInput = true;
info.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
info.RedirectStandardError = true;

info.UseShellExecute = false;
info.FileName = "cmd.exe";
info.CreateNoWindow = true;

Process proc = new Process();
proc.StartInfo = info;
proc.Start();

using (StreamWriter writer = proc.StandardInput)
{
    if (writer.BaseStream.CanWrite)
    {
        foreach (string q in command)
        {
            writer.WriteLine(q);
        }
        writer.WriteLine("exit");
    }
}

message[0] = proc.StandardError.ReadToEnd();

if (output)
{
    message[1] = proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
}

return message;
Kris Vandermotten
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  • Does the call to `proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();` not give you all the output? Is your problem that you don't know how to split it up? – Kris Vandermotten Dec 27 '15 at 15:13
  • The `proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()` can output all the command output ,but the issue may be that,the next command would be typed according to the previous command output.for example,if the previous command output "How old are you " I will input a number,if the pre command output "What;s your name",I will input myname... – user5720776 Dec 27 '15 at 15:42
  • I must admit, this question confuses me. I do not understand what _I want to interact with cmd window.the next command is typed according to the last command output._ really means. Also, is this a Windows app and you also want a console window? Why not use `AllocConsole`. See this [answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9943040/how-to-write-to-a-console-window-from-a-windows-application) for example. – Kory Gill Dec 28 '15 at 17:11

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The problem is that cmd is a cli application, so proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd() will block your thread, you can't simply put the ReadToEnd() in your loop (to execute multiple command).

In my demo, I start a new thread to handle the output.so that i won't block my command input. 

  var proc = new Process
        {
            StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
            {
                FileName = "cmd.exe",
                UseShellExecute = false,
                RedirectStandardOutput = true,
                RedirectStandardInput = true,
                CreateNoWindow = true
            }
        };
        proc.Start();
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        var outStream = proc.StandardOutput;
        var inStream = proc.StandardInput;
        inStream.WriteLine("mkdir test");
        Task.Run(() =>
        {
            while (true)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(outStream.ReadLine());
            }
        });
        Console.WriteLine("dir");
        inStream.WriteLine("dir");

        Console.WriteLine("mkdir test");
        inStream.WriteLine("mkdir test");

        Console.WriteLine("dir");
        inStream.WriteLine("dir");
        Console.ReadLine();

    }

forgive my poor english,

xeon_pan
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