How Can I Run The Following Command From Command Prompt And Wait Till It Finishes Execution?

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Hi,
i need to run a command from Command prompt using C# with few arguments and it should run in the background. Once it is completed running, it should return some status or in case of any error it should report the same.
The command line argument is as follows:
C:\program files\software\starter.exe <space> 1.3.1.14 <space> 6.50.0.256 <space> "C:\program files\software\setup.ini".

How do i run the above using C#?
Please throw some light on it,it will be of great help.
Thanks:)

Posted 31-May-14 23:14pm

sovit agarwal

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[no name] 1-Jun-14 5:19am

Use the Process class.

sovit agarwal 1-Jun-14 5:22am

Well i know that much but i dont know how to report the success and failure

[no name] 1-Jun-14 5:26am

There is nothing at all in your posting that indicates that you know this at all. If you did know this, then you would have already looked at the documentation for the Process class and found the exact information that you were looking for.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-31T23:20:00

Solution 1

See the Process class[^] - it has a WaitForExit method[^] which lets you wiat for it to complete, and an ExitCode Property[^] to let you know what happened.

Posted 31-May-14 23:20pm

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sovit agarwal · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-01T00:38:00

C#

var proc1 = new ProcessStartInfo();
            string anyCommand="your command";
            proc1.UseShellExecute = true;

            //proc1.WorkingDirectory = @"set your directory";

            proc1.FileName = @"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe";
            //proc1.Verb = "runas";
            proc1.Arguments = "/c " + anyCommand;
            proc1.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
            var process=Process.Start(proc1);
            process.WaitForExit();
            if (process.ExitCode != 0)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Error");
            }