Control another console application

[fireloard]

I have a console application that I need to regular enter data into or
restart. Is there any way I can control this console application from
another C# application? This would help me automate this process.

 

[S. Senthil Kumar]

You can control the input and output for the console application using
the RedirectStandardInput/Output/Error properties in the
ProcessStartInfo class. Those properties allow you to read output from
the console application, as well as give input to it.

HTH.

Regards
Senthil

 

[Jeff Louie]

I have code here that demonstrates the process class:

http://www.geocities.com/jeff_louie/call_console.htm

Regards,
Jeff

 

[fireloard]

Is there any way I can use this to control a console window that is
already running? I have several console applications that would already
be running and I would really need to find them on the system and then
send them an ESC command. Then restart them and send them some other
text based commands.