Process.start with multiple command line arguments..

I am trying to call an exe file with multiple command line arguments in C# and capture the output but unsuccessful. Here is what I am doing:

Process process = new Process();

process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;

process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;

process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;

process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;

process.StartInfo.FileName = @"D:\bin\test.exe";

process.StartInfo.Arguments = "-a ipaddress -L C:\\test.txt";

process.Start();

string s = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();

MessageBox.Show(s);

It works fine when run the exe on command line with those arguments. Am I doing anything wrong here

thanks a lot for help!

Sue

JonCole
ssli2005 wrote:

process.StartInfo.FileName = @"D:\bin\test.exe";

process.StartInfo.Arguments = "-a ipaddress -L C:\\test.txt";

These two lines will be a problem. Use the @ so that backslash is treated literally and not as an escape.
Malcatrazz
That's odd, because it should have worked that way it was. What was the problem you were having
ImNoScrub
Thanks! I splited the arguments string like this and it works :

process.StartInfo.Arguments = "-a ipaddress -L " + @"C:\test.txt;
FR6
Nice post, useful very much. I was just working on this last hour.

I believe the simplest way to get around this is

process.StartInfo.Arguments = @"-a ipaddress -L C:\test.txt";

Solves everything.
Process.start with multiple command line arguments..