Running a program through complete address VB.NET

Question

i am trying to run a .vbs script that is not in the same directory as the program is in

Dim CustomInstalaionPath As String = "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Test"
Process.Start(CustomInstalationPath + "/run.vbs")

the program is running in the normal directory for de-bugging

C:\Users\user\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects...

i have tried loads of ways but nothing is successfully running it

any help would be awesome thanks

What does "not working" mean? Exception? Message box? Motherboard on fire? — Hans Passant, Dec 11 '11 at 21:36
It doesn't matter that it is in a different directory. What error are you getting? Also, when concatenating strings, you should use &, not +. — UnhandledExcepSean, Dec 11 '11 at 21:57
@reblerebel: Please edit your question to specify exactly what wasn't working. Was the script not working correctly? Was it running, but operating on the wrong directory? — Merlyn Morgan-Graham, Dec 14 '11 at 21:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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You need to use the version of Process.Start that takes a ProcessStartInfo structure.

This will allow you to set the WorkingDirectory property, which is what you're looking for.

Something like:

Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process 

p.StartInfo.FileName = "cscript"
p.StartInfo.Arguments = "//B //Nologo C:\Users\user\Desktop\Test\myfile.vbs"
p.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "C:\Users\user\Desktop\Test"

p.Start(p.StartInfo)

Also see this question (for C# that uses the same class). If you check it out, make sure to add the WorkingDirectory property:

How to call a VBScript file in a C# application?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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it's written in VB.NET but i have found a way to do it – reblerebel Dec 11 '11 at 22:13
@reblerebel: Did the VB.Net code I provide here not solve the problem for you? If this code helped you, make sure to accept the answer. – Merlyn Morgan-Graham Dec 11 '11 at 22:17
Dim ProcessProperties As New ProcessStartInfo ProcessProperties.FileName = "notepad" ProcessProperties.Arguments = "blaaa.txt" ProcessProperties.WorkingDirectory = "C:/" ProcessProperties.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized Dim myProcess As Process = Process.Start(ProcessProperties) that what i used – reblerebel Dec 11 '11 at 23:01
it didnt help but thanks anyway – reblerebel Dec 11 '11 at 23:02
@reblerebel: You can add your own answer and accept it too. Helpful for people in the future. – Merlyn Morgan-Graham Dec 12 '11 at 00:50
i did try and it said that i couldnt for 8 hours then forgot ill post it now – reblerebel Dec 14 '11 at 21:08
@reblerebel: Probably can't until it gets reopened. I guess the question was decided not to be clear enough to understand by enough people that it got closed by a mod. – Merlyn Morgan-Graham Dec 14 '11 at 21:13
i will edit your comment and pop it at the bottom – reblerebel Dec 14 '11 at 21:40

Running a program through complete address VB.NET

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