/// <summary>
/// Runs a program in a hidden window.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="executable">Path to program you want to run</param>
/// <param name="args">Arguments for the application</param>
/// <param name="session">Include a session if you want the output logged</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool TryRunCommandHidden(string executable, string args, Session session = null)
{
var output = new StringBuilder();
var error = new StringBuilder();
try
{
using (var process = new Process())
{
process.StartInfo.FileName = executable;
if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args))
{
process.StartInfo.Arguments = args;
}
process.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true;
process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
process.OutputDataReceived += (sender, e) => output.Append(e.Data);
process.ErrorDataReceived += (sender, e) => error.Append(e.Data);
process.Start();
process.BeginOutputReadLine();
process.BeginErrorReadLine();
process.WaitForExit();
if (!process.SuccessfulExit())
{
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
finally
{
var standardOutput = output.ToString();
var errorOutput = error.ToString();
if (session != null)
{
if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(standardOutput))
{
session.Log("Output:");
session.Log(standardOutput);
}
if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(errorOutput))
{
session.Log("Errors:");
session.Log(errorOutput);
}
}
}
}
public static bool TryRunCommand(string executable, string args, bool useShellExecute = false)
{
try
{
using (var process = new Process())
{
process.StartInfo.FileName = executable;
if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(args))
{
process.StartInfo.Arguments = args;
}
process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = useShellExecute;
process.Start();
process.WaitForExit();
if (!process.SuccessfulExit())
{
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
catch
{
return false;
}
}