How do I capture the output of a command line app in .NET?

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework

13 Dec 2006 6:23 PM

kellygreer1

I know I can execute another app using
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start.
But how do I execute an app where I expect output and capture that
output in a String variable inside of .NET?

Thanks in advance,
Kelly Greer
kellygreer@nospam.com
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13 Dec 2006 8:15 PM

Samik R.

On 12/13/2006 11:23 AM, kellygreer1 wrote:

> I know I can execute another app using
> System.Diagnostics.Process.Start.
> But how do I execute an app where I expect output and capture that
> output in a String variable inside of .NET?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Kelly Greer
> kellygreer@nospam.com
> change nospam to yahoo
>

You can use the BeginOutputReadLine method on the Process, which will
read the line one by one just like a stream. Then you can process the
line as you like.

HTH.
-Samik