Re: C# console application executing command line commands?

  • From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 06:15:06 +0200

Not specifically - this initial/current app is just one that would be used
from send to context menu shortcut to generate playlists for a specific
media player, since it uses a slightly different format of text file than,
for example, winamp generated playlists, so I really just want to be able to
catch the argument/parameter sent to it - args[0], and then I can either use
an actual System.IO.StreamWriter to write the relevant text file, or should
be able to just call the relevant command line command to generate that text
file, using a form of dir > filename command, and idea is also to keep it as
low level/simple as possible to let it work on a wider variety of machines,
but anyway.

In other words, would actually have preferred to just handle this in a batch
file, but it's been a while since used one of them to try manipulate any
variable values, etc.

Looking into this also got me thinking about a few other possible uses for a
command line/console app, and that's also why started wondering about
getting it to execute command line commands, and exit/finish off itsself
after code execution, but the other application/usage of console
applications would most likely be related to either utilities, or simple,
pseudo games etc.

Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Jacob Kruger" <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:16 AM
Subject: Re: C# console application executing command line commands?



Are you interested in creating a console mode environment with a
read-execute-print-loop (REPL)?  Generally, this requires a dynamic
language that includes an "Eval" function that can evaluate arbitrary code
at runtime and display the result.  C# and Visual Basic do not have such a
feature.  JScript .NET, IronPython, IronRuby, F#, Boo, and Nemerl -- all
.NET languages -- do.

Jamal

On 8/4/2010 3:46 PM, Jacob Kruger wrote:


Got that far, but apart from using

System.Console.WriteLine to write strings to the console output, without
them executing, and also trying to start a System.Diagnostics.Process
like have done in past to launch external apps, I don't seem to be able
to find out how to actually execute a command, and it always finishes
off with something like 'Press any key' when it finishes executing.

Stay well


Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'

    ----- Original Message -----
    *From:* Katherine Moss <mailto:plymouthroamer285@xxxxxxxxx>
    *To:* programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    *Sent:* Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:38 PM
    *Subject:* RE: C# console application executing command line
commands?

    No you're not. All you have to do is to use the Console App template
    in VS2010 or 2008. That will set up the correct namespaces and such
    and then just tell it what you want the program to do.

    *From:* programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Jacob
    Kruger
    *Sent:* Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:40 PM
    *To:* Program-l
    *Cc:* ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    *Subject:* C# console application executing command line commands?

    Ok, next silly question...

    Since have never really created command line/console applications,
    am now just trying to figure out how to get a console application
    created in C# to execute command line commands, and then how to get
    it to close/exit itsself after operation?

    Idea would be to create a slightly trumped up target for something
    like a send to shortcut that can do a bit more than your average
    batch file.

    Have looked for simple examples, but am obviously, again, using
    incorrect search terms or something - LOL!

    TIA


    Jacob Kruger
    Blind Biker
    Skype: BlindZA
    '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'



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