running .net console applications programmatically

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I have a .exe program (console app) written in .net.

I need to execute it
Provide inputs
Get the outputs as a string or preferably as stream.

Currently I'm using System.Diagnostics namespace and Process Class. But using Diagnostic namespace for this purpose dosent seem to be ok.

Is there any method by which I can do the same thing more efficiently?. Like using reflection to find Main() method and then invoking it.

Thorsten Dittmar · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-03 08:42:18Z

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The Process class is exactly the right tool for doing what you want. Don't mind the name of the Diagnostic namespace - just use the Process class.

answered Apr 3, 2012 at 8:42

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Parv Sharma Over a year ago

thankx. i also need to run this process in a seperate app domain. can that be done using this namespace?

Thorsten Dittmar Over a year ago

First: Forget about the namespace! Then, please read this to understand what a namespace is and why it shouldn't matter to you at all: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/…

Parv Sharma Over a year ago

stackoverflow.com/questions/9991735/….. may b u can help me with this second question i hav just posted.. read the link.thankx for that

st35ly · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-01 09:09:36Z

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Completely fine. System.Diagnostics is just a namespace.

If more info needed, you can navigate to this project for motivation and see how to handle processes grammatically or this snippet from VM found in here

                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(FilePath)
                {
                    WorkingDirectory = RootFolderPath,
                    Arguments = StartingArguments,
                    RedirectStandardOutput = true,
                    UseShellExecute = false,
                    CreateNoWindow = true
                };
                ConsoleProcess = new Process {StartInfo = startInfo};

                ConsoleProcess.Start();

answered Feb 1, 2018 at 9:09

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