Question

I have created a windows service that requires executing an EXE file with the CMD process. I have used the following code:

  Str = "C:\PCounter\Staff\account.exe CHARGE " & Name & " " & Amount & " TO" & Id
  Dim procStartInfo As New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(Str)
  procStartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True
  procStartInfo.UseShellExecute = False
  procStartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
  Dim proc As New System.Diagnostics.Process
  proc.StartInfo = procStartInfo
  proc.Start()
  proc.Dispose() 

However the above code will return

system cannot find the file specified

I have tried same code on the Windows form, and its works fine. To make sure the path is correct I have added a text file in the same location as EXE file, and load the content of the text file in the service. It works fine.

I can’t think of anything else; I really would appreciate it if you can help me on this.

Answer 1

ProcessStartInfo has two properties. One for the executable to run, and the other for the arguments to pass to the executable. The symantics for the Arguments property are the exact same as the command line.

You can not include the arguments in the same property as the executable. They must be separated.