How to know if Process.Start() is successful?

Question

I\'ve tried two different methods for starting a process.

The first

The definition is defined as parameters to the Start method:

Answer 1

Process.Start() also returns a boolean value that let's you know if it acquired an existing process or if a new process was started.

Furthermore, you can check the ProcessId of the process to ensure it's started/still running. Something like:

bool started = False;
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = YourStartInfo;
started = p.Start();

try {
  int procId = p.Id;
}
catch(InvalidOperationException){
  started = False
}
catch(Exception ex) {
  started = False
}