how to execute an exe file inside node.js application

Question

var exec = require('child process').execFile;
exec('C:\something.exe', function (err, data) {
     console.log(err)
     console.log(data.toString());
});

Check out this stack overflow answer that will resolve your query. https://stackoverflow.com/a/19762411/12843137 — Krunal Rajkotiya, Aug 19 '21 at 10:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 18 '21 at 15:58

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You can accomplish this by using the exec function from the built-in child_process module as shown in the NodeJS documentation.

const { exec } = require('child_process');
exec('start program.exe', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
    if (error) {
        throw error;
    }
    console.log(stdout);
});

answered Aug 18 '21 at 15:58

nick-w-nick

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'installer.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. i get an error when i execute with the above method – sheshe Aug 19 '21 at 09:06

how to execute an exe file inside node.js application

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