[Mono-list] Running System processes from within mono

[Kornél Pál]

Hi,

You should separate file name and arguments:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("shutdown", "-r now");

Note that if you still get an exception you probably have no shutdown in you 
path.

Kornél

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee" <lee at datatrakpos.com>
To: <mono-list at lists.ximian.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 9:06 PM
Subject: [Mono-list] Running System processes from within mono


> Can someone provide a sample of calling an external application from 
> within
> a C# app?
>
> I've tried a vew simple things like:
>
> System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("shutdown -r now");
>
> I have also tried placing escapted quotes around the command such as this:
>
> System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(""\shutdown -r now"\");
>
> Either way, I get "Can't find specified file".
>
> Thank you,
>
> Lee
>
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