C# Using a Shell from a Windows Application

I am inquiring on how to shell out from a windows application to use the command prompt window as the type of display.

For example: I want the user to be able to click a button and that button open the command prompt and run a particular script and display those results in the command prompt window.

Any ideas

Thanks

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C# Using a Shell from a Windows Application

bj16060

Try calling RunDLL32 directly:

try
{
System.Diagnostics.Process proc = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
proc.StartInfo.FileName = "rundll32.exe";
proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl,,0";
proc.Start();
}
catch { }

That will bring up the Network Connection.

Regards,

-chris

telek

Hi,

Try this:

System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();

p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
p.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
p.StartInfo.Arguments = "/k dir *.*";
p.Start();

The /k tells the command window to remain until user pressed the close button or typed exit.

-chris
RSyb
someone help me out. i ended up using this. basically the same.

try

{

ProcessStartInfo NetworkConnections = new ProcessStartInfo("rundll32.exe", "shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl");

Process.Start(NetworkConnections);

}

catch { }

thanks
BatchBoy
Hi, i'm developing an app where i want to detect internet connection status.

I have a linked label on a statusbar (where i show if i'm connected or not). On the click event of the label, i have this code:

try
{
System.Diagnostics.Process proc = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
proc.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd";
proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl,,0";
proc.Start();
//proc.WaitForExit();
}
catch { }

As you can tell, the idea is to show the Network Connections avaible on the target system.
I searched a while for it, and since C# doesn't support Shell, this is supossed to be the way.

I'm just getting the cmd "poped up". It doesn't call the arguments. When I copy/paste the arguments string on cmd, i get the Network Connections window opened, but cmd remains open as well.

Is there any other way to call the control panel applets in c# If not, is there any way that to emulate the "Run..." from Start menu with c#

Thanks for your time fellas.
C# Using a Shell from a Windows Application

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