Is there a solution/references on how to open or execute certain window programs in C#? For example if i want to open WinZIP or notepad application?
Example on the line of codes are more helpful. But anything are welcomed.
thank you.
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1Gah. How many variants "How do I execute another program in C#?" question exist on SO?Esteban Araya– Esteban Araya2009-08-27 07:05:28 +00:00Commented Aug 27, 2009 at 7:05
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You can use the System.Diagnostics.Process.Start method.
Process.Start("notepad.exe");
It will work with files that have associated a default program:
Process.Start(@"C:\path\to\file.zip");
Will open the file with its default application.
And even with URLs to open the browser:
Process.Start("http://stackoverflow.com"); // open with default browser
Agree with @Oliver, ProcessStartInfo gives you a lot of more control over the process, an example:
ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.FileName = "notepad.exe";
startInfo.Arguments = "file.txt";
startInfo.WorkingDirectory = @"C:\path\to";
startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized;
Process process = Process.Start(startInfo);
// Wait 10 seconds for process to finish...
if (process.WaitForExit(10000))
{
// Process terminated in less than 10 seconds.
}
else
{
// Timed out
}
answered Aug 27, 2009 at 6:22
Christian C. Salvadó
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Oliver
To gain more control over how the process starts you should take a look into the ProcessStartInfo, which can also be used as argument for Process.Start(). Take a look here: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/…