Start wpf application from console application

Question

Iam starting the wpf application by using the process.start ,my wpf application is visible in task manager,but not visible in the front end,its running as a back ground process,can some one help in bringing the wpf app visible.

ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(programFilesPath);
//ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new 
ProcessStartInfo("notepad.exe");
startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized;
startInfo.CreateNoWindow = false;
startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
Process p = Process.Start(startInfo);

Here is a very helpful link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33794377/start-wpf-application-in-console-application — , Jul 23 '19 at 09:22

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 23 '19 at 09:38

I think this may work :

[DllImport("user32")]
private static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hwnd);
public static void Processing(string WorkingDirectory, string FileName, string Arguments, bool StandardOutput, string OutputFileName)
    {
        Process proc = new Process();
        proc.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
        proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
        proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = StandardOutput;
        proc.StartInfo.FileName = FileName;
        proc.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
        proc.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = WorkingDirectory;
        proc.StartInfo.Arguments = Arguments;
        proc.Start();
        //Added code
        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
        SetForegroundWindow(proc.MainWindowHandle);
        //........................................
        if (StandardOutput == true)
        {
            string output = proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
            DumpOutput(WorkingDirectory + "\\" + OutputFileName, output);
        }
        proc.WaitForExit();
        proc.Close();
    }

i have tried the setforegroundwindow ,its working for any windows applicaton,but not working for wpf applications. — vamsi krishna, Jul 23 '19 at 10:10
Have u tried to set the working directory to the path of the WPF application, rather than the working directory of the launching application `proc.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(programPath);` Where var programPath = @"C:\Users\user\Documents\Program Directory\program.exe"; — Bhushan Muttha, Jul 23 '19 at 10:35

Start wpf application from console application

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