how i can execute CMD command in c# console application?

Question

It's very simple to make a mysqldump in cmd on windows, simply:

Open cmd and put type mysqldump uroot ppassword database > c:/data.sql

This results in an SQL dump file for the desired database.

I'm writing a console application so I may run this command:

-uroot -ppass databse  > location\data.sql

I tried the following code to no avail:

System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo procStartInfo =
    new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("cmd", "/c " + cmd); 

How might I start a cmd process and send my command successfully?

Solution 1

Is there a reason why you don't call mysqldump directly?

ProcessStartInfo procStartInfo = 
    new ProcessStartInfo("mysqldump", "uroot ppassword databse > c:/data.sql");

If there is a reason, your code should look like this:

ProcessStartInfo procStartInfo = 
    new ProcessStartInfo("cmd", 
        "/c \"mysqldump uroot ppassword databse > c:/data.sql\"");

Changes:

• You where missing "mysqldump" in your cmd variable.
• You should put the command to be executed in the command line into quotes.

Solution 2

Process cmd = new Process();

cmd.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
cmd.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
cmd.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
cmd.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
cmd.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;

cmd.Start();

/* execute "dir" */

cmd.StandardInput.WriteLine("dir");
cmd.StandardInput.Flush();
cmd.StandardInput.Close();
Console.WriteLine(cmd.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd());

Solution 3

Do you run Process.Start(psi) with the ProcessStartInfo instance you have just created?

Anyway, the following should do the work:

string commandToExecute = @"c:\windows\system32\calc.exe";
Process.Start(@"cmd", @"/c " + commandToExecute);

Solution 4

Executing Batch File in C#

Check it out.

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Comments

[Mos]

You should elaborate what is the error, what happens.. maybe CMD can't be found try to put full path in there

[goorj]

Is it safe to add the password on the command line...?

[Admin]

reason is simple. newbie never can do that whenever they not know everything properly. i make it to help them then they can easily do that.

[smoothumut]

that is exactly what I am looking for, thanks friend