C# Application for launching two different process in two shell configurable. The first process is a TCP server application exploited by the second process.
ShellLauncher can replace the Windows Standard Shell (explorer.exe or cmd.exe), set the key Shell under HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell (See [MSDN Help](MSDN Help "https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms838576(v=winembedded.5).aspx") for details).
ShellLauncher.exe accepts different kind of command line arguments. In the following the type of launching.
%PATHSHELL%>ShellLauncher.exe ?
Provides the type of use.
%PATHSHELL%>ShellLauncher.exe -firstTask=PATH_FIRST_TASK-secondTask=PATH_SECOND_TASK-connectionAddress=ADDRESS_CONNECTION-TCPPort=TCPPORT_CONNECTION[-intervalTasks=INTERVAL_TASKS] [-leaveShellAlwaysActive=LEAVESHELLACTIVEAFTERTASKEXIT]
The list of parameters (Mandatory and optionals) are listed in the following:
- PATH_FIRST_TASK: The global path of the first process (executable or batch file) to launch. It is intended to be a server exploited by the second process;
- PATH_SECOND_TASK: The global path of the second process that communicates with the first one by means of TCP Connection;
- ADDRESS_CONNECTION: The connection address of the first process (N.B. ShellLauncher tries to perform TCP connection to a specified IP address and TCP port before launching the second process);
- TCPPORT_CONNECTION: The TCP Port of the first process;
- INTERVAL_TASKS [Optional]: The interval (expressed in milliseconds) between the TCP connection attempt and the launch of the second process;
- LEAVESHELLACTIVEAFTERTASKEXIT [Optional]: Flag that indicates whether leaves both shells active (set to 1) or not (set to 0).
%PATHSHELL%>ShellLauncher.exe -settingsLauncher=PATH_FILE_SETTINGS
It extract settings from PATH_FILE_SETTINGS. The format of the configuration file reflects the one reported in the Paragraph Inline Parameters with parameters disposed per line. In the following the explicit format:
-firstTask=PATH_FIRST_TASK
-secondTask=PATH_SECOND_TASK
-connectionAddress=ADDRESS_CONNECTION
-TCPPort=TCPPORT_CONNECTION
-intervalTasks=INTERVAL_TASKS
-leaveShellAlwaysActive=LEAVESHELLACTIVEAFTERTASKEXIT
The meaning of the parameters is illustrated in Paragraph Inline Parameters.
*%PATHSHELL%>*ShellLauncher.exe
In this case, ShellLauncher tries to extract settings from default file settings located in %PATHSHELL%\settingsLauncher.conf (if present).