How to execute a .bat file from a C# windows form app?

Question

What I need to do is have a C# 2005 GUI app call a .bat and several VBScript files at user\'s request. This is just a stop-gap solution until the end of the holidays and I c

Answer 1

Here is what you are looking for:

Service hangs up at WaitForExit after calling batch file

It's about a question as to why a service can't execute a file, but it shows all the code necessary to do so.

Answer 2

For the problem you're having about the batch file asking the user if the destination is a folder or file, if you know the answer in advance, you can do as such:

If destination is a file: echo f | [batch file path]

If folder: echo d | [batch file path]

It will essentially just pipe the letter after "echo" to the input of the batch file.