How to call exe file in IIS ?

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I am running exe file through process creation, it is working fine in source code, but not in IIS. How to call exe file in IIS ?

Posted 24-Feb-12 1:21am

SrivaniS

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ZurdoDev 24-Feb-12 7:43am

IIS is a host for web applications. So, you need to create an app that can be hosted in IIS. Please provide more details.

Philippe Mori 24-Feb-12 8:20am

Are you using your own server or an hosted solution. In the later case, for sure you cannot run an executable as it would be far to dangerous for ISP to allows such code to execute.

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2012-02-24T01:44:00

Its an IIS security thing. The web applicaion on IIS has to be configured to be able to run executables. If that's not possible, try it this way:

0) Make your web site write a file that indicates the process needs to be run.

1) Write a Windows ervice that runs on the web server that watches for the file that your web site creates. When it sees that the file is created, have it run the executable.

The only caveat to this approach is that the executable run by the web service must be a console application with no GUI or user interaction.

Tomer W · Answer 2 · 2021-06-30T19:28:00

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It is probably due to IIS running in "Session0" and not allowing any UI to be utilized.

(if you didn't do that already in the last 10 years :)
you can see more info and ways to resolve @ c# - Run a process/URI from IIS in a desktop session - Stack Overflow[^]

Posted 30-Jun-21 19:28pm

Tomer W

Updated 30-Jun-21 19:41pm

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