Get output from console window (which is a different process)

[Programm3r]

Hi all, I am running the aspnet_regiis command from my application (as code example shows below). Is there any way to read the output that is displayed on the command window?

            Process start = null;
            start = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
            {
                FileName = @"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\aspnet\_regiis.exe",
                Arguments = string.Format("-pef connectionStrings {0}", webConfiguraitonFilePath),
                CreateNoWindow = true,
                WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
            });
            start.Start();

Many thanks in advance. Kind regards,

[Martin Jarvis]

A quick bit of googling revealed this article: How to redirect Standard Input/Output of an application[^] It looks like you'll need to amend your code in a similare way to below:

            Process start = null;
            start = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
            {
                FileName = @"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\aspnet\_regiis.exe",
                Arguments = string.Format("-pef connectionStrings {0}", webConfiguraitonFilePath),
                CreateNoWindow = true,
                WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden,
                RedirectStandardError = true,
                RedirectStandardOutput = true
            });
            start.Start();
            StreamReader outputReader = process.StandardOutput;
            StreamReader errorReader = process.StandardError;

[Programm3r]

Hi Martin, Many thanks for the reply, I will definitely try it out. Kind regards,

[Programm3r]

Just remeber to set the UseShellExecute property to false.

            Process start = null;
            start = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
            {
                FileName = @"C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\aspnet\_regiis.exe",
                Arguments = string.Format("-pef connectionStrings {0}", webConfiguraitonFilePath),
                CreateNoWindow = true,
                UseShellExecute = false,
                WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden,
                RedirectStandardError = true,
                RedirectStandardOutput = true
            });
            start.Start();
            StreamReader outputReader = process.StandardOutput;
            StreamReader errorReader = process.StandardError;

Thanks again. Kind regards,

[PIEBALDconsult]

Absolutely: ProcessCommunicator[^].