How to call an .exe file from ASP.net MVC

Question

I want to call an Exe file which is located in my local machine ( like editplus, or notepad++ ) while my application is deployed in the server.

i cant not use .. System.Diagnostics.Process.Start to do the same .. beacuse it will try to find the exe in the server . but i want on click on some link that exe should.

I tired with ActiveX component . but it will only works with IE ..

Anyone know how to we can achieve in crome. or anyother method

Akash Varshney · Answer

Hi Midun Thanks for the reply . This will only work in IE . As ActiveXObject is only supported in IE. need for crome.

Midhun T P · Answer

Hi Please have a look at below article- http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/113678/How-to-execute-a-Local-File-using-HTML-Application

Akash Varshney · Answer

Hi Bikesh Thanks for the reply . In the below code you are providing path which and that path will be the server path not local machine path. So looks like it will not work . Let me know if i am wrong.

Bikesh Srivastava · Answer

Hi use this code. private void Execute( string sPath) { System.Diagnostics.Processproc= new System.Diagnostics.Process(); proc.StartInfo.UserName= administrador ; string pass= ............. ; System.Security.SecureStringsecret= new System.Security.SecureString(); foreach ( char c in pass)secret.AppendChar(c); proc.StartInfo.Password=secret; proc.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory=ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[ WORKINGDIRECTORY ].ToString(); proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput= true ; proc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError= true ; proc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute= false ; proc.StartInfo.FileName=sPath; proc.Start(); proc.WaitForExit(); string result=proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd(); Response.Write(result+ - +proc.ExitCode); proc.Close(); }