Starting DOS app from Winforms App

Question

Hello All Does anybody know how I can start a DOS application so it will run in its own command prompt from a Windows Form application?? Cheers Nick

mstoddard · Answer

You should be able to use the Process.Start command. Pass in the windows cmd.exe Process.Start(cmd.exec:\Autoexec.bat); Here is the help on cmd: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/cmd.mspx