I want to execute this command in CMD using C#.
rstrui.exe
This works normally if I manually open CMD and run this command. It should start a system process called System restore. But it doesn't open the process if I do it using C#. Here is my method for running the commands in CMD.
public static string ExecuteCommand(string command)
{
ProcessStartInfo procStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd", "/c " + command)
{
CreateNoWindow = false
};
using (Process proc = new Process())
{
proc.StartInfo = procStartInfo;
proc.Start();
string output = proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(output))
output = proc.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
return output;
}
}
This is the code for running the command.
ExecuteCommand("rstrui.exe");
Pls help me to run this command using C#. Thanks in advance.
The problem was that I had to disable redirection. First make a class as in this code:
public class Wow64Interop
{
[DllImport("Kernel32.Dll", EntryPoint = "Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection")]
public static extern bool EnableWow64FSRedirection(bool enable);
}
Then add this code just above where you want to disable it.
Wow64Interop.EnableWow64FSRedirection(false);
This sort of question has been asked before in varying degrees, but I feel it has not been answered in a concise way and so I ask it again.
I want to run a script in Python. Let's say it's this:
if __name__ == '__main__':
with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as f:
s = f.read()
print s
Which gets a file location, reads it, then prints its contents. Not so complicated.
Okay, so how do I run this in C#?
This is what I have now:
private void run_cmd(string cmd, string args)
{
ProcessStartInfo start = new ProcessStartInfo();
start.FileName = cmd;
start.Arguments = args;
start.UseShellExecute = false;
start.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
using (Process process = Process.Start(start))
{
using (StreamReader reader = process.StandardOutput)
{
string result = reader.ReadToEnd();
Console.Write(result);
}
}
}
When I pass the code.py location as cmd and the filename location as args it doesn't work. I was told I should pass python.exe as the cmd, and then code.py filename as the args.
I have been looking for a while now and can only find people suggesting to use IronPython or such. But there must be a way to call a Python script from C#.
Some clarification:
I need to run it from C#, I need to capture the output, and I can't use IronPython or anything else. Whatever hack you have will be fine.
P.S.: The actual Python code I'm running is much more complex than this, and it returns output which I need in C#, and the C# code will be constantly calling the Python code.
Pretend this is my code:
private void get_vals()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
run_cmd("code.py", i);
}
}
The reason it isn't working is because you have UseShellExecute = false.
If you don't use the shell, you will have to supply the complete path to the python executable as FileName, and build the Arguments string to supply both your script and the file you want to read.
Also note, that you can't RedirectStandardOutput unless UseShellExecute = false.
I'm not quite sure how the argument string should be formatted for python, but you will need something like this:
private void run_cmd(string cmd, string args)
{
ProcessStartInfo start = new ProcessStartInfo();
start.FileName = "my/full/path/to/python.exe";
start.Arguments = string.Format("{0} {1}", cmd, args);
start.UseShellExecute = false;
start.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
using(Process process = Process.Start(start))
{
using(StreamReader reader = process.StandardOutput)
{
string result = reader.ReadToEnd();
Console.Write(result);
}
}
}
If you're willing to use IronPython, you can execute scripts directly in C#:
using IronPython.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting;
private static void doPython()
{
ScriptEngine engine = Python.CreateEngine();
engine.ExecuteFile(#"test.py");
}
Get IronPython here.
Execute Python script from C
Create a C# project and write the following code.
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
run_cmd();
}
private void run_cmd()
{
string fileName = #"C:\sample_script.py";
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(#"C:\Python27\python.exe", fileName)
{
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
UseShellExecute = false,
CreateNoWindow = true
};
p.Start();
string output = p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
p.WaitForExit();
Console.WriteLine(output);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}
Python sample_script
print "Python C# Test"
You will see the 'Python C# Test' in the console of C#.
I ran into the same problem and Master Morality's answer didn't do it for me. The following, which is based on the previous answer, worked:
private void run_cmd(string cmd, string args)
{
ProcessStartInfo start = new ProcessStartInfo();
start.FileName = cmd;//cmd is full path to python.exe
start.Arguments = args;//args is path to .py file and any cmd line args
start.UseShellExecute = false;
start.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
using(Process process = Process.Start(start))
{
using(StreamReader reader = process.StandardOutput)
{
string result = reader.ReadToEnd();
Console.Write(result);
}
}
}
As an example, cmd would be #C:/Python26/python.exe and args would be C://Python26//test.py 100 if you wanted to execute test.py with cmd line argument 100. Note that the path the .py file does not have the # symbol.
Actually its pretty easy to make integration between Csharp (VS) and Python with IronPython. It's not that much complex... As Chris Dunaway already said in answer section I started to build this inegration for my own project. N its pretty simple.
Just follow these steps N you will get your results.
step 1 : Open VS and create new empty ConsoleApp project.
step 2 : Go to tools --> NuGet Package Manager --> Package Manager Console.
step 3 : After this open this link in your browser and copy the NuGet Command.
Link: https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPython/2.7.9
step 4 : After opening the above link copy the PM>Install-Package IronPython -Version 2.7.9
command and paste it in NuGet Console in VS.
It will install the supportive packages.
step 5 : This is my code that I have used to run a .py file stored in my Python.exe
directory.
using IronPython.Hosting;//for DLHE
using Microsoft.Scripting.Hosting;//provides scripting abilities comparable to batch files
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
class Hi
{
private static void Main(string []args)
{
Process process = new Process(); //to make a process call
ScriptEngine engine = Python.CreateEngine(); //For Engine to initiate the script
engine.ExecuteFile(#"C:\Users\daulmalik\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\p1.py");//Path of my .py file that I would like to see running in console after running my .cs file from VS.//process.StandardInput.Flush();
process.StandardInput.Close();//to close
process.WaitForExit();//to hold the process i.e. cmd screen as output
}
}
step 6 : save and execute the code
Set WorkingDirectory or specify the full path of the python script in the Argument
ProcessStartInfo start = new ProcessStartInfo();
start.FileName = "C:\\Python27\\python.exe";
//start.WorkingDirectory = #"D:\script";
start.Arguments = string.Format("D:\\script\\test.py -a {0} -b {1} ", "some param", "some other param");
start.UseShellExecute = false;
start.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
using (Process process = Process.Start(start))
{
using (StreamReader reader = process.StandardOutput)
{
string result = reader.ReadToEnd();
Console.Write(result);
}
}
I am having problems with stdin/stout - when payload size exceeds several kilobytes it hangs. I need to call Python functions not only with some short arguments, but with a custom payload that could be big.
A while ago, I wrote a virtual actor library that allows to distribute task on different machines via Redis. To call Python code, I added functionality to listen for messages from Python, process them and return results back to .NET.
Here is a brief description of how it works.
It works on a single machine as well, but requires a Redis instance. Redis adds some reliability guarantees - payload is stored until a worked acknowledges completion. If a worked dies, the payload is returned to a job queue and then is reprocessed by another worker.
had same issure and this worked for me:
using IronPython.Hosting;
var engine = Python.CreateEngine();
engine.ExecuteFile("") //put the directory of the program in the quote marks
I am currently writing an app to start the screensaver on Windows 10 and show the screen instead of a black background. So that Bubbles and relatives can act like in older OS version.
Here is my full code:
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class DrawOverMyScreen {
public static void Main(string[] CommandLine) {
switch (CommandLine[0]) {
case "/c":
DialogResult Answer = MessageBox.Show("What do you want to do?\n\n - Press \"Yes\" to configure the screensaver\n - Press \"No\" to change the screensaver\n - Press \"Cancel\" to do nothing", "DrawOverMyScreen Configuration", MessageBoxButtons.YesNoCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button3);
switch (Answer) {
case DialogResult.Yes:
Screensaver("/c");
break;
case DialogResult.No:
throw new NotImplementedException();
break;
default:
break;
}
break;
default:
Screensaver("/s");
break;
}
}
public static void Screensaver(string CommandLine) {
RegistryKey Settings = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(#"SOFTWARE\DrawOverMyScreen");
if (Settings != null) {
string ScreensaverLocation = Settings.GetValue("Screensaver", string.Empty).ToString();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ScreensaverLocation) && File.Exists(ScreensaverLocation)) {
Process Screensaver = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(ScreensaverLocation, CommandLine));
Screensaver.WaitForExit();
}
}
}
}
Notice the Screensaver method. It uses Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(ScreensaverLocation, CommandLine)); to start the screensaver. But whenever I do Screensaver("/c"); to run the screensaver's config utility, I only get the normal screensaver view (The one you get when idle after a certain time). Using the run prompt like this: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SCREEN~1.SCR /c also gives the same result, but command line prompt actually opens the config utility.
Why won't it work, and how can I make it so it works?
Just from what you have provided, I can't tell you why it won't work. I do not have a screensaver to test that with (that I know of). But I'm able to do all four of these with Notepad opening a text file:
Separate ProcessStartInfo
ProcessStartInfo procInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("notepad.exe", "c:\\test.txt");
Process proc = Process.Start(procInfo);
proc.WaitForExit();
Separate ProcessStartInfo with Properties
ProcessStartInfo procInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
procInfo.Arguments = "c:\\test.txt";
procInfo.FileName = "notepad.exe";
Process proc = Process.Start(procInfo);
proc.WaitForExit();
Inline ProcessStartInfo
Process proc = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("notepad.exe", "c:\\test.txt"));
proc.WaitForExit();
No PSI, Just Process
Process proc = Process.Start("notepad.exe", "c:\\test.txt");
proc.WaitForExit();
You may want to go with the first one so that you can breakpoint on the "Process proc..." line and examine the properties of procInfo. The Arguments property should show the 2nd value (in my case, c:\\test.txt), and the FileName property should be the path to what you are executing (mine is notepad.exe).
EDIT: I added the separate one with properties so you can really see explicit setting.
CONFIGURE A SCREENSAVER
I have worked out an example using the 3D Text screensaver:
string scrPath = #"C:\Windows\System32\ssText3d.scr";
ProcessStartInfo procInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
procInfo.FileName = scrPath;
procInfo.Verb = "config";
procInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
Process proc = Process.Start(procInfo);
proc.WaitForExit();
I didn't use the Arguments. Instead, I used the Verb. This requires UseShellExecute to be set to false. I got the expected configuration dialog instead of the screensaver running.
More About Verbs
This is where the verbs are for screen savers.
You can also define custom verbs: Register an Application to Handle Arbitrary File Types
What I intend to do is build an application which, among other things, will have a command line embedded in it just like some IDEs do (something I find extremely useful).
This is the code that I have so far, do note that it's a Winforms project:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
Process p = new Process();
ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo();
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) {
info.FileName = "cmd.exe";
info.RedirectStandardInput = true;
info.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
info.RedirectStandardError = true;
info.UseShellExecute = false;
info.CreateNoWindow = true;
p.StartInfo = info;
p.Start();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
using(StreamWriter sw = p.StandardInput) {
if(sw.BaseStream.CanWrite) {
sw.WriteLine(textBox1.Text);
}
}
textBox2.Text = p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
textBox3.Text = p.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
p.WaitForExit();
}
}
}
As you can see there are 3 textboxes and one button:
textbox1 is for entering the command
textbox2 is for stdout
textbox3 is for stderr
On to my problem:
I can only input one command because after executing it, my CMD window vanishes. I know it dies off because I've set info.CreateNoWindow = false; and it indeed vanishes and if I try to enter another command I get an exception.
How would I go on about keeping my CMD window 'alive' so that I can use it as much as I please? In short I want to truly mimic CMD behavior.
Feel free to ask for more information if something is not clear.
Extra info/What I tried:
I've tried adding info.Attributes = "/K"; since I know that /K should keep the CMD alive. I've also read that p.WaitForExit(); should keep the CMD alive, but from what I figured this is only for the purpose of reading the output. Needless to say, I do not need that since I'm already redirecting its output. Neither of these solutions work but it is entirely possible that I'm using them the wrong way.
I need that process alive so I can easily navigate using cd and executing a sequence of commands when needed, such as when accessing ftp or mysql. I know I can work around these two examples with parameters, but not for every application. In short, spawning a new process every time is not something I want. I want that CMD interface to be up at all times.
The cmd process dies after
using(StreamWriter sw = p.StandardInput) {
if(sw.BaseStream.CanWrite) {
sw.WriteLine(textBox1.Text);
}
}
But I cannot pinpoint why.
What CMD console provides is an interface to execute predefined functions (in System32 or in %PATH%). Process class also have same capabilities ,what you can do is as the user enters command text and presses return key in textbox2 (which can be multi-lined, black-background, white text) you can pass the command text to Process p = new Process();and append the result so it looks like single cmd session. Now before passing the whole command text we need to separate arguments (if any) which is text appearing after first space. Example:
SHUTDOWN /S /T 10
where Shutdown will be filename and /S /T 10 will be arguments.
Before executing set default directory of ProcessStartInfo:-
_processStartInfo.WorkingDirectory = #"%Path%";
Otherwise default will be System32 folder.
As I aksed in another post, I am trying to automate running processing ide from c#. Finally I found the way to run the processing sketch via cmd, with setting the installed processing folder in the path of evironment variable.
I find it works with inputting command directly in cmd.exe, but when I want to do the same thing through some c# code in Visual Studio, it doesn't run the .pde file.
Here is the code,
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Runprocessing
{
static void Main()
{
Process process = new Process();
ProcessStartInfo stinfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
stinfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
stinfo.Arguments = "/c"+"processing-java --run --sketch=D:\\pw --output=D:\\pw\\output";
stinfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
stinfo.UseShellExecute = false;
process = Process.Start(stinfo);
process.WaitForExit();
process.Close();
process.Dispose();
}
}
}
My question is, how should I properly use processing-java to activate the sketch. because here I am stating
stinfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
stinfo.Arguments = "/c"+"processing-java --run --sketch=D:\\pw --output=D:\\pw\\output";
Is this the right way to use processing-java in cmd?