Batch file in c#

Question

Hello everybody,
I'd like to know, instead of create a file.bat, i want to write the script in a c# code; and when i execute the c# application i will click on a buton and the script will execute. Can you explain me how to do that and give me an example? please.

thank you

Answer 1

// lets take an example

string strCmdText; strCmdText= "/C copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jpg";
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("CMD.exe",strCmdText);

System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process(); System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(); startInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden; startInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe"; startInfo.Arguments = "/C copy /b Image1.jpg + Archive.rar Image2.jpg"; process.StartInfo = startInfo; process.Start();

Answer 2

i got you--

create a batch file using stream writer class.

run batch file using the process class.

Answer 3

Your code is good. But the arguments you pass to the cmd.exe process are not.

Arguments do not start with the path.
Have a look at /C and /K
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/515309/what-does-cmd-c-mean
You need to start your argument with /C or /K in order to get the rest of the text executed.
You do not need to use single quotes for the text or the filename

Answer 4

Explain yourself a bit more. What do you want to do. In what language is file.bat written and what should it do ? Do you want to create a program that can write the content of file.bat or do you want to write a program that executes file.bat

Answer 5

in my c# code i want to put the script. i don't want to create file.bat. And when i execute the c# app, i want it to execute the script.

Answer 6

Why should the script be in your code ? If you want to run the script using the process class you need a file.

Answer 7

@mr programmer . That is cool, I was not aware that you could use strings as parameter for the process class

Answer 8

i will try to create a .txt file in a folder, by using the exemple of My Programmer.
thank you to all of you. I will let you know.

Answer 9

Helloooo everybody,

Here is the code that i create:
When I execute the app, it open me the cmd and do nothing. I want the code create a file test.txt, and write in "Je suis amoureux".

string strCmdText; strCmdText = "C:/Users/Paul/Documents/Batch echo 'je suis amoureux' >> 'test.txt'";
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("CMD.exe", strCmdText);

System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
startInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
startInfo.Arguments = "C:/Users/Paul/Documents/Batch echo 'je suis amoureux' >> 'test.txt'";
process.StartInfo = startInfo;

Answer 10

To create a file and put a text in use the streamwriter class as mr programmer said.

https://www.dotnetperls.com/streamwriter

using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(@"c:\temp\file.txt"))
{
writer.Write("je suis amoureux ");
}

Answer 11

okey thank you.
I will try and explore the link.

Answer 12

Sneeze, this the way that i must put the carry?
startInfo.Arguments = "/C C:/Users/Paul/Documents/Batch echo 'je suis amoureux' >> 'test.txt'";

Answer 13

The program you are executing is cmd.exe

The arguments are
/C : a character to tell the following command need to be excute
echo : the command that needs to be execute
'je suis amoureux' : the string that belongs to the command
>> : characters to tell the output needs to be writen to a file
text.txt : the path of the file

"/C echo 'je suis amoureux' >> C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Batch\test.txt";

notice I moved the path
the path does not have single quotes
the path has backslashes

Answer 14

Thank you. it works fine now.
thank you to all of you.

Answer 15

Hellooooo,

1- What is the difference between a script file .ps1 and a script file .bat?

2- In my code where can i mentioned that in order to execute it by powerschel and not by cmd.exe?

thank you.

Answer 16

A extension is a promiss to the user that the file contains content with a certain format.
.bat file contains commands that can be executed by the command prompt
a file with the extension .ps1 contain commands that can be executed with powershell.

It is a promiss, so the author of the file can break the promiss. Which gives you a file with a invalid format.
And also other users can rename the file and change it extension.

Breaking the promiss makes the file useless

Answer 17

startInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe"; is the name of the file that is executed.
cmd.exe -> runs the command-prompt
notepad.exe -> start a entity of notepad
word.exe -> starts word
powershell.exe -> will start powershell

Answer 18

If i realy understand, i can execute my script in the c# code by replace cmd.exe with "Powershell.exe" !

Answer 19

yes. That is true

Answer 20

okey thank you so much guys. I'm planing to try this code in a ASP.net MVC app. I think it will be possible to execute powershelle.exe by clicking on a buton asp!
I will put the code in a controler.cs. Is it rigth what i said?