How to Run a .cmd file from C# which has multiple lines of code inside it

Question

When I try to execute the cmd, the code inside the cmd is not getting executed. I expect that when I execute the cmd it should run the code inside that and does the operation. When I do by double-clicking the cmd file whole processes finish nicely. but through c#, the code inside the cmd file doesn't execute.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    var proc = new Process();
    proc.StartInfo.FileName = @"D:\Dump\createAndDump.cmd";
    proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
    proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
    proc.Start();
    string outPut = proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
           
    proc.WaitForExit();
    var exitCode = proc.ExitCode;
    proc.Close();
}

the cmd has following code to execute: this connects to the tool and flashing of device is done. I am doing the code as stated above but it is not able to execute the lines inside the cmd file.

@echo connect> flash.mtb


@for %%i in (*.s11) do (

@echo open_file "%%~fi">> flash.mtb
@echo select_all_sections>> flash.mtb
@echo add_selected_sections>>flash.mtb
)

@echo program>> flash.mtb
@echo disconnect>> flash.mtb
@echo exit>> flash.mtb

for %%j in (flash.mtb) do "C:\Program Files (x86)\xyz\Memtool 4.7\IMTtool.exe" %%~dpj%%~nxj

Answer 1

Obs.: The string in the path/code \xyz\, can be edited to \RealNameFolder\. Would it be necessary?

Considering:

1. Yours *.s11 files are in the Dump folder:

 D:
  |
  \---Dump
          0001.s11
          0005.s11
          0010.s11
          0015.s11

2. The folder for creating the flash.mtb file is \Dump

 D:
  |
  \---Dump
          0001.s11
          0005.s11
          0010.s11
          0015.s11
          flash.mtb

3. The createAndDump.cmd file is one level before the \Dump folder:

 D:
  |
  |   createAndDump.cmd 
  |
  \---Dump

4. The C# executable and createAndDump.cmd are in the same folder:

 D:
  |   createAndDump.cmd 
  |   RunBat.exe
  |
  \---Dump

5. Use c# code suggested below to get the work directory where the executable is running, and use this to try call the bat:

string pathdir = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
             var process = new Process();
             var startinfo = new ProcessStartInfo(Path.Combine(pathdir, "createAndDump.cmd"));

6. Can you please try to use the suggested c# code, to also signal you (producing a bat output), where it is easier to check what you have wrong, whether in your c#, or in the execution of your bat?

process.OutputDataReceived += (sender, argsx) => Console.WriteLine(argsx.Data);

---

• c# code:

 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace ConsoleApplication
 {
     class Program
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
 
             string pathdir = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
             var process = new Process();
             var startinfo = new ProcessStartInfo(Path.Combine(pathdir, "createAndDump.cmd"));
             startinfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
             startinfo.UseShellExecute = false;

             process.StartInfo = startinfo;
             process.OutputDataReceived += (sender, argsx) => Console.WriteLine(argsx.Data);
             process.Start();
             process.BeginOutputReadLine();
             process.WaitForExit();
         }
     }
 }

cmd# code:

You can try using cd /d "%~dp0", also use default Program files (ProgramFiles, ProgramFiles(x86), %ProgramW6432%) folders, to try find and get the full path to your \Memtool.exe file:

@echo off && setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

cd /d "%~dp0" && pushd .\Dump && >"%~dp0Dump\flash.mtb" (
     echo\connect && for %%i in (*.s11)do echo\open_file "%%~fi" && echo\select_all_sections && echo\add_selected_sections
     echo\program && echo\disconnect && echo\exit ) || echo. Yes, something is very wrong here... && endlocal && goto :EOF
     
popd && (for %%i in (ProgramFiles,ProgramFiles(x86^),ProgramW6432)do if /i defined %%~i 2>nul (for /f tokens^=^* %%M in ('
     %__APPDIR__%where.exe /r "!%%~i!\xyz\Memtool 4.7" "IMTtool.exe"')do echo/%%M|%__APPDIR__%findstr.exe /ei xe>nul && (
     pushd "!%%~i!\xyz\Memtool 4.7" && "!%%~i!\xyz\Memtool 4.7\%%~nxM" "%~dp0Dump\flash.mtb" && endlocal && goto :EOF )))