Run Application

hi,

as you all know, I have a reputation for making a text editor with extra functions. I'm continuing with this fancy text editor, and am now asking if it is possible to run other applications using my program and C#

eg. As you all know, MS Word is the biggest text editor made. I want to add some word art to my RTB, but can't do it in my own editor. How do I run MS Word using my application so I can add it

Thanks.

Eragon.

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Run Application

stronc

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(@"pathToYourExe/exeFile.exe");

Regards.
JohDas

just to add, you can also use the assistant ProcessStartInfo class to customize how the application you are going to execute should be ran, example:
running in a different user account
changing the way it starts up such as creating no window or minimizing the process when it starts up
redirecting its input and output messages to your app

etc...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.processstartinfo.aspx

becko

Hi,

Thanks for all those hyperlinks, but I'm not sure you understood exactly what I meant. What I mean is, when you open Windows Picture and Fax Manager, there is a toolbar button that's tool-tip-text states: "Closes this program and opens the image for editing". Then it opens MS Paint, with the picture. The first reply showed me how to open the application (in this case, MS Word), but didn't show me how to open the application AND the file as one (ie. I click Open in MS Word, and it opens MS Word along with the selected file.) How do you do this

Thanks.

Eragon.

Law Ninja

well it depends on the application.

some applications allow a parameter to be added which will contain the path and filename to open

others don't but if the file is registered with Windows Shell, then you can directly open it. Example, to open a word doc, assuming you have MS Word installed:

Process.Start("path\myDoc.doc");

which will open the document automatically. you may also get away with doing this:

Process.Start("winword path\myDoc.doc");

which would open MS Word and give it the path to the file you want to open.