Problems with System.Diagnostics.Process class

[Joey Mack]

Greetings. I am trying to use the System.Diagnostics.Process class to
perform some actions through the Windows command line. The applicable
code appears below. The code builds the follow command fine, and will
open the command line in the proper working directory, but will not send
the follow-up command to the command line.

The code also catches no errors.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Joe

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-- CODE --
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private void deleteButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
try
{
sysProcess = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
sysProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
sysProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
sysProcess.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "C:\\Program Files\\Common
Files\\Microsoft Shared\\web server extensions\\60\\bin\\";
string strCmdLine;
string shortCab;
shortCab = cabName.Text.Substring(cabName.Text.LastIndexOf("\\")+1);
//Build follow-up command
strCmdLine = "stsadm.exe -o deletewppack -name " + shortCab;
Debug.Write("strCmdLine = " + strCmdLine);
sysProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = strCmdLine;
sysProcess.Start();
sysProcess.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.Write("Exception: " + ex);
}
}

 

[Hayato Iriumi]

Hello Joey,

Why do you have to execute cmd.exe first? Process class allows you to execute
command already, so you just have to execute strCmdLine with Process.

 

[Joel Martinez]

Looks like you're trying to build a GUI front end for stsadm. Perhaps
this might interest you:

http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/downloads/components/detail.asp?a=443

Joel Martinez
http://www.onetug.org - Orlando .NET User Group
http://www.codecube.net - blog