run unmanaged app from managed app

Question

well, I have aconsole application which I need it to activate an exe file(not written in .net) and get its screen output(the exe is also console application).
the question is how I do it and if there is a difference in activating regular exe and .net written exe?
I tried using AppDomain.CurrentDomain.ExecuteAssembly but it gave me
"The format of the file 'sftpc.exe' is invalid." exception

Answer 1

Regular exe files are not .NET assemblies, so you can't use ExecuteAssembly. Instead, create a new process and redirect the standard output of that back to your application:

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=25560

Answer 2

Hi,

You could take a look on the Process object. Its in the System.Diagnostics namespace. It could start an app by Process.Start(<path>). Try tweaking with it...

 

 

cheers,

Paul June A. Domag