How to run specific page or windows using batch file

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Hi all,

I have a program which having "PageMain.xaml" as startup. Now, I'm adding new window named "Settings.xaml" where it will be use to handle any configuration and store to "app.config" file. When I'm running a "MyApplication.exe" it will start with "PageMain.xaml".

Let's say before run the application, I want to open the Settings first to set the configuration and after complete save new configuration, I will run the EXE for main program. Is there any way to start the configuration window?

I have the script using batch file to open specific form. But it works on WinForms. How to do this using WPF? Below are the script for WinForms:-

PHP

@echo off
start MyWinForm.exe /config

The WinForm has recognition when program start, it will see if the send the args is like:-

C#

<pre lang="c#">private static void Main(string[] args){
if (args.Length.Equals(0)){
}else if (args.Length.Equals(1) && args[0].ToLower() == "/config"){
}
}

How to do it on VB.Net at Application_Startup?

What I have tried:

Private Sub Application_Startup(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.StartupEventArgs) Handles Me.Startup

If sender.Length.Equals(0) Then
LogEvents("Sender is sending " & sender.Length.Equals(0).ToString, EventLogEntryType.Information)
ElseIf sender.Length.Equals(1) AndAlso sender(0).ToLower() = "/config" Then
LogEvents("Sender is sending " & sender(0).ToLower().ToString, EventLogEntryType.Information)
Else
LogEvents("Sender is sending " & sender.Length.Equals(0).ToString, EventLogEntryType.Information)
End If

What I have tried goes exception with "Ex-Public member 'Length' on type 'App' not found"

Posted 11-Feb-16 4:54am

Luiey Ichigo

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Feb-16 11:14am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Feb-16 11:14am

You are not showing the fragment of code with this bug, which is Arg.Length (non-existing member). The code fragment you show is ugly but correct.

"args.Length.Equals(1)" tells the tail. Why not if "(args.Length == 1 && ...)"?

Also, you are showing both C# and VB.NET, why?

—SA

Luiey Ichigo 11-Feb-16 12:25pm

Hi SA,

I'm showing both because C# is my previous staff in my office use to write code, while VB.NET is what I'm writing and try to do it in VB.NET and I don't know how to write it using VB.NET in WPF since it write in C# and WinForms. The code of Args if write on Program.cs

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Feb-16 13:56pm

It's only important what you want to use now...
—SA

2 solutions

Solution 2

I have try Nijboer link and search a little more about it. And this is what I found:-

VB

Private Sub Application_Startup(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.StartupEventArgs) Handles Me.Startup
    Try
        If e.Args.Length <> 0 Then
            Me.StartupUri = New System.Uri("Settings.xaml", System.UriKind.Relative)
        ElseIf e.Args.Length = 0 Then
            If ComeOnce = False Then
                If udt_settings.bDebug = False Then
                    If CheckIfRunning("explorer") Then
                        obj_core.KillProcess("explorer")
                    End If
                    ChangeDesktopWallpaper()
                End If
                Me.StartupUri = New System.Uri("PageMain.xaml", System.UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute)
                ComeOnce = True
            End If
        End If
    Catch ex As Exception
        LogEvents("Error occur at Application_Startup. Ex-" & Ex.ToString, EventLogEntryType.Information)
    End Try
End Sub

So I make 2 batch file. One named exec_program.bat and another one named exec_settings.bat.
exec_program.bat script:-

PHP

@echo off
start MyProgram.exe

exec_settings.bat script:-

PHP

@echo off
start MyProgram.exe /config

It just work well. Nice and thanks for help/guide.

Posted 13-Feb-16 8:03am

Luiey Ichigo

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E.F. Nijboer · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-11T05:23:00

Solution 1

You would need to have a Main method in your application, just like in the c# code.
Main Procedure in Visual Basic[^]

Or you could get the commandline arguments using My.Application.CommandLineArgs

Good luck!

Posted 11-Feb-16 5:23am

E.F. Nijboer