Pass parameters and execute a console Application from VB.NET?

[Freddie Code]

Hi, I'm experimenting with VB.NET 2005 Express. I want to write a VB.NET front end to repeatedly call a console application. My question is: How can you pass command line parameters to and execute a console Application from VB.NET? Specifically, how to pass the command line parameters, execute the cosole application and then test to see when it has completed? I found this sample code in the VB.NET help. It calls the console app but I need some help with how to pass command line parameters and test to see if the cosole application is done. ' (2) Call a Visual Basic run-time function (Shell), discard the return value. Call Shell("C:\WINNT\system32\calc.exe", AppWinStyle.NormalFocus) Anyone? Thanks. -- modified at 21:14 Tuesday 24th January, 2006

[Dave Kreskowiak]

The Process[^] class has everything you need. Note the events that the class exposes too. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome

[Freddie Code]

Thanks RageInTheMachine953, This works quite nice. How can you test to see when the process is completed?

[Dave Kreskowiak]

You don't test. The Process class has an Exited event. ALl you do is create the event handler, wire it up with AddHandler, then set EnableRaisingEvents on the Process object that you're using to launch this tool of yours. Then you call .Start on that object. RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome