Executing Batch File in C#

Question

I\'m trying to execute a batch file in C#, but I\'m not getting any luck doing it.

I\'ve found multiple examples on the Internet doing it, but it is not working for

Answer 1

Here is sample c# code that are sending 2 parameters to a bat/cmd file for answer this question.

Comment: how can I pass parameters and read a result of command execution?

/by @Janatbek Sharsheyev

Option 1 : Without hiding the console window, passing arguments and without getting the outputs

• This is an edit from this answer /by @Brian Rasmussen

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using System;
using System.Diagnostics;


namespace ConsoleApplication
{
    class Program
    { 
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
         System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"c:\batchfilename.bat", "\"1st\" \"2nd\"");
        }
    }
}

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Option 2 : Hiding the console window, passing arguments and taking outputs

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using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace ConsoleApplication
{
    class Program
    { 
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
         var process = new Process();
         var startinfo = new ProcessStartInfo(@"c:\batchfilename.bat", "\"1st_arg\" \"2nd_arg\" \"3rd_arg\"");
         startinfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
         startinfo.UseShellExecute = false;
         process.StartInfo = startinfo;
         process.OutputDataReceived += (sender, argsx) => Console.WriteLine(argsx.Data); // do whatever processing you need to do in this handler
         process.Start();
         process.BeginOutputReadLine();
         process.WaitForExit();
        }
    }
}

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