How to run a dos base application from the web

[Mike2020]

Hi,

I want to launch the dos base Chi-Square Test application from the web application. How can I do that?

Thanks....

Mike

 

[ca8msm]

You mean you want to execute a dos procedure so that it executes on the server, or you have a procedure (a .bat file for example) that you want to launch on the clients machine?

If it's the former, read faq855-5802. If it's the latter, you'll have to have a hyperlink to the file so that the user can download it and then run it.


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[Mike2020]

Thanks ca8msm,

however, some how that it doesn't work in either way. I don't know is that because it is a dos base appplication, so it can't run on the web.

Mike

 

[Mike2020]

Oh no, I want to use in ASP.NET, but I tested it, and it doesn't work. Do you know any other way?

 

[chiph]

You mean you want to execute a dos procedure so that it executes on the server, or you have a procedure (a .bat file for example) that you want to launch on the clients machine?

You didn't really answer his question - which way do you expect it to work?

And if you've tried to make it work, can you post some sample code?

Chip H.


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[Mike2020]

When user press to Go button, it will run this code, and I expect it will start lauching the dos base Apphire.exe application. But when I click on the Go button, it seem like loading the file, and then stop and nothing happen, the Apphire application didn't launch.

I still look around at Microsoft website to find out what happen, what went wrong. But found nothing yet.

Thanks
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Private Sub Go_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
Dim myProcess As System.Diagnostics.Process = New System.Diagnostics.Process
myProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = False
myProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = True
myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\WebTry1\include\apphire.exe"

myProcess.Start()
End Sub

 

[Mike2020]

Sorry, miss you question, I want to run on the server.

Mike

 

[ca8msm]

In that case, try copying the example that I gave in my first post (the FAQ) and make sure the ASPNET account has access to the directory where the file resides.


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[Mike2020]

Hi,

I followed your way, however, each time I click on button to launch the application, it just give me a been sound, and stop, then I tried on the simple notepad.exe, and it doesn't work neither. So I think there must be something missing/wrong with it. I already the right to read and execute for the folder that has the application.

Thanks

 

[ca8msm]

So I think there must be something missing/wrong with it

Nope, there's nothing wrong with that example. Try running it again and have a look in Windows Task Manager and you will see that the process (notepad.exe for example) is running under the ASPNET account.


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[chiph]

Does the Appphire.exe program have a user interface, or does it operate solely on command-line arguments and the stdout file?

Because if you're expecting your web user to see a 80x24 dos-based user interface, that's not going to happen.

Chip H.


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