Start program from program 1

[Ragnarox]

Hello all,

I am writing a startup program for everyon to use and here is what it does.

1. Check and make sure local exe is same as server exe
2. If not save copy server files to local directory
3. Start next program

I cant figure out how to start up that second program, so if someone knows anything about, I would appreciate the help.

Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated.

Brian

 

[bigtimmin]

If you're talking about an external program then see System.Process.Start

Maybe this world is another planet’s Hell.
Aldous Huxley

 

[earthandfire]

Try something like this:

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.IO

Public Class MEMCStart

  Public Shared Sub Main()

    File.Copy("C:\Data\MEMC\MEMC\bin\MEMC.exe", "C:\Data\MEMCRun\MEMC.exe", True)
    File.Copy("C:\Data\MEMC\MEMC\bin\MEMCGlobals.dll", "C:\Data\MEMCRun\MEMCGlobals.dll", True)
    File.Copy("C:\Data\MEMC\MEMC\bin\MEMCPlugInManager.dll", "C:\Data\MEMCRun\MEMCPlugInManager.dll", True)

    Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo
    psi.FileName = "MEMC.exe"
    psi.WorkingDirectory = "C:\Data\MEMCRun\"
    Dim p As Process = Process.Start(psi)
    Application.Exit()

  End Sub

End Class

which is an extract from a statup program I use


Hope this helps.

 

[Ragnarox]

bigtimmin

Thanks a bunch, that is one that i could not find at all.

Thanks

Brian

 

[earthandfire]

bigtimmin, System.Process.Start?, shouldn't this be System.Diagnostics.Process.Start?

 

[bigtimmin]

Yup, yer rit earthandfire!

Maybe this world is another planet’s Hell.
Aldous Huxley