Launch a program from ASP.NET C#

Question

I have a program (I created) and I want to start it on the server when the webpage loads.

Here is the code I have

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Answer 1

Have you tried something like this in Javascript :-

var shell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application");
var appExe =  @"D:/Path to /My/Program to be run.exe";
shell.ShellExecute(appExe , "", "", "open", "1");

Answer 2

You could use ProcessStartInfo.

ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo();
psi.FileName = @"D:/Path to /My/Program to be run.exe";
psi.WorkingDirectory = IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(psi.FileName);
Diagnostics.Process.Start(psi);

Answer 3

It depends what you're trying to run. Maybe when you run it from your C# app something's missing. You also might not have the correct permissions to run the app from C#. That's all I can really say without knowing what's trying to be run.

Answer 4

This is a security issue. Running any exe from outside the bin folder poses a security threat. You have to copy the exe you are trying to run in the bin folder.

Answer 5

It sounds like the application you're trying to run has a user interface. If you're intention is to run this on the server using the ASP.NET application pool account, you will have fewer problems if you design the application as a console app, and guard all access to external resources, like your HMI device, with logged exceptions.