Using VB program to open file on a CDMA device - PPC6700

Using VB program to open file on a CDMA device - PPC6700

• sjh174

  Still trying to figure this one out. Any idea on how to get the ID of a process I do a process.start on test.exe.. but I can't get an ID to close it with now. Or is there any other way to stop the process I'm thinking it might be a limitation of .Net compact, but I'm not sure.

  Also, VB2005 will not let me use a Process.Kill either. Here is the example, If someone can PLEASE tell me a way to Close, Stop, Kill this process after I run it, It would hep greatly.

  If System.IO.File.Exists("\program files\start menu\test.exe") Then

  Dim theProcess As New ProcessStartInfo()

  theProcess.FileName = "\program files\start menu\test.exe"

  Process.Start(theProcess)

  Else

  MessageBox.Show("File does not appear to exist in the location given")

  End If

  
  
  

• Peter McEvoy

  its a \ (backslash) that indicates the root directory. be sure that you specify the correct full path to the file you wish to execute. So if my file was in [Root]\test\test1.exe then....

  \test\test1.exe

  would be my path

  
  
  

• simon burgess

  Almost there I hope, here is current problem:

  I get a "Overload resolution failed because no accessible 'New' accepts this number of arguments."

  at the :

  Dim theProcess As New ProcessStartInfo("\test\test.exe")

  line..

  What am I missing now

  
  
  

• Leon Mayne

  Nevermind, mis-typed something. Thanks for all your help!
  
  

• Kevin Hoffman

  If you would look at this: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.kill(VS.80).aspx

  It shows that this should be avaliable in the .Net Compact Framework.. supported in: 2.0

  I guess what I can do is try to kill it by the Process ID, but I can't figure out how to get the Process ID of my "test.exe" file... anyone know of a method to get this ID If i could get that, I can atleast try to Kill it with that method.

  
  
  

• Hassan Ayoub

  I am using .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005.

  When I use file explorer, it shows: My Device as being the "Root" and I made a folder there called "Test" and in the "Test" folder, i have my test.exe file.

  
  
  

• buladbanaw

  No, that did not work...

   

  Is there any way someone could send me or tell me where to find a sample code for Visual Basic for Pocket PC that will open a .exe file when a button is clicked

  Say for instance I want to use the button to open calc.exe.  Is using the Shell("calc.exe") the proper command, or would that be a ShellExectue("calc.exe")

  I'm not sure if that is my problem, or if it is just the fact that the PATH is still wrong for a Pocket PC...

   

  This is driving me crazy so any help would be appreciated.

  I do feel this is the correct command, it is just when the event happens and attempts to run the calc.exe it gives me the FileNotFoundException was unhandled error... so it does try to do the Shell, but can't find the file right

  
  
  

• grantsamuels

  Ok, new problem:

  How Do I Kill this process now I have search till my eyes bleed and I've found this:

  Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click

  System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo.

  Dim ps As Process()

  ps = Process.GetProcessesByName("test")

  For Each p As Process In ps

  p.Kill()

  Next

  End Sub

  But the problem is that : Error 2 'GetProcessByName' is not a member of 'System.Diagnostics.Process'.

  The only options I have that will work is GetProcessByID or GetCurrentProcess.. is there something else that I'm not doing right now

  I don't know what the "ID" is to kill it by that... is there an easy way to figure out the "ID" and just use that Or is this some kind of limitation in Programming a Pocket PC I'm trying to write this program for a Pocket PC running WM 5.0

  
  

  
  
  

• mapvman

  there isnt shell or rather you shouldnt use it.

• Which version of the .NET Framework are you using

• where does the file appear to be stored on the device navigate to it using the standard built in file explorer. Where does the path point to