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How to run DOS/CMD/Command Prompt commands from VB.NET?

The question is self-explanatory. It would be great if the code was one line long (something to do with " Process.Start("...") "?). I researched the web but only found old examples and such ones that do not work (at least for me). I want to use this in my class library, to run Git commands (if that helps?).
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edited Feb 8 at 15:10 Tshepang 2,497 7 31 72

asked Apr 21 '12 at 17:55 user1072207

maybe start simple with Process.Start("C:\Windows\System32\MSPaint.exe") - then once you get that going start trying the Git commands I imagine there much harder with all the additional command line arguments. The other useful tip to help you work out whats wrong, is to read the StandardError, the answer here is a perfect example: stackoverflow.com/questions/2709198/ Jeremy Thompson Apr 22 '12 at 0:41

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You could try this method: Public Class MyUtilities Shared Sub RunCommandCom(command as String, arguments as String, permanent as Boolean Dim p as Process = new Process() Dim pi as ProcessStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo() pi.Arguments = " " + if(permanent = true, "/K" , "/C") + " " + command + " " + arguments pi.FileName = "cmd.exe" p.StartInfo = pi p.Start() End Sub End Class call, for example, in this way: MyUtilities.RunCommandCom("DIR", "/W", true) EDIT: For the multiple command on one line the key are the & | && and || command connectors A & B -> execute command A, then execute command B. A | B -> execute command A, and redirect all it's output into the input of command B. A && B -> execute command A, evaluate the errorlevel after running Command A, and if the exit code (errorlevel) is 0, only then execute command B. A || B -> execute Command A, evalutate the exit code of this command and if it's anything but 0, only then execute command B.
edited Apr 22 '12 at 16:58 answered Apr 21 '12 at 21:26 Steve 77k 9 26 71

Hello! I used this code (gist.github.com/2465024) and when I run your command (I changed the name to " runCommand " and used that - so that's not the problem!), I get a " Reference to a non-shared member requires an object reference. " error. Any ideas why? user1072207 Apr 22 '12 at 16:18 BTW, it works when it's in the same class, however I used it in a Class Library, which I imported to my Windows Forms project. Any ideas why it's not working? user1072207 Apr 22 '12 at 16:22 Also, is there a way to run multiple commands at once. Something like " Hide cmd, run first command, hide cmd, run second command, show cmd. ". user1072207 Apr 22 '12 at 16:27 For the class library problem: Yes, of course, inside a class library you need to declare the method Shared if you want to use without creating an instance. I will edit the answer. Steve Apr 22 '12 at 16:46 For the multiple commands at once, see my updated answer. Steve Apr 22 '12 at 17:01 show 1 more comment

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How to run DOS/CMD/Command Prompt commands from VB.NET? -...

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' You Can Use This To Run Command Then Cmd Exits Process.Start("cmd", "/c YourCode") ' You Can Use This To Run The Command And Let Cmd Wait For More Commands Process.Start("cmd", "/k YourCode")
answered Aug 28 '13 at 20:12 Saeed A Suleiman 21 1

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