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[Cybertech44]

Hey guys i need help, what do i have to add to this code below to make a the button that i added to start a program like .exe in the desired path like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Starcraft 2 Beta\Starcraft2.exe".
I'm using Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 but for now for this problem I'll be using 2008.

Here is the code after i add the first button:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;


namespace WinFormApp2
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{

public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}


}
}

What do i need to add to make it start that desired path file?
Thanks for any help.

[Ancient Dragon]

call win32 api functon ShellExecute(). See MSDN (google) for details.

[Sky]

I would just use Process:Start(filepath) since you are already using Forms.

[hetra]

tags help :D

I agree with Sky

[Cybertech44]

Sky said:

I would just use Process:Start(filepath) since you are already using Forms.

Doesn't work, build failed: 'Start': identifier not found

[Sky]

Cybertech44 said:

Doesn't work, build failed: 'Start': identifier not found

Sorry, my mistake. It is Process::Start(), not Process:Start(). (Probably, Process.Start() in your case :D)

By the way, do you use intellisense?

EDIT: You can also add process component from toolbox.

[Cybertech44]

Process::Start(), Process:Start() and Process.Start() doesn't work, not sure if i have intellisense but i'm using Visual Studio Ultimate.

[Sky]

but you should use Process component then.

You probably haven't included some needed name spaces for process.

More info:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.aspx

You need to include:

#using <System.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Diagnostics;
using namespace System::ComponentModel

Intellisense is microsoft word for Code completion.

Well, If this doesn't work, I would still recommend using process component from toolbox. If you don't really know what I mean, You should see a tool box. Then search for Process and draw it just like you would draw textbox etc. It wouldn't be drawn, however. Instead, It will go to bottom bar. Then, you may edit the property of process component like textbox, label, etc.

Good luck :)

[Flying Dutchman]

I wrote myself exactly the same program (well, for StarCraft 1)

using System.Diagnostics;

public Process proces = new Process();

 private void buttonName_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)    //obviously, change to buttonName to name of your button
{
    proces.StartInfo.FileName = "path\\to\\your\\program";    //remember to use double slashes if your path contains them
    proces.StartInfo.Arguments = "";    // arguments if needed
    proces.Start();
}

[Shahid@programming]

Actually in the .NET framework, there is a managed class called "Process". This class can be used as a static or instance class. This class is found in the

System::Diagnostics

name space.

The "Process" class can start and kill CPU processes and access the active processes information. It also can be use to pass redirect input, output and error input/output information from one process to another.

To make use this class, you have to include at least these name spaces in your project.

using namespace System

using namespace System::Diagnostics

Consult MSDN library to find out how you can use "Process" class.