[Help]Run Application from resources
I have an exe program in my resource folder. How can i run it when i click a button?
[Help]Run Application from resources
Try this
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Imports System.IO
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Now this in a button click (or whet ever triggers the event)
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Dim RPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\File.exe" 'File.exe will be a temp name given to your exe, you can make it anything you want, or keep it as is.
' Will create the file with the given name
Using CreateFile As New FileStream(RPath, FileMode.Create)
CreateFile.Write(My.Resources.YourResource, 0, My.Resources.YourResource.Length)
End Using
' Start the application
Process.Start(RPath)
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Note: "Your Resource" in my code example above needs to be the EXE name without the exe extension, so for example, if you add notepad.exe as a resource, then the code would be
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Dim RPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\File.exe"
Using CreateFile As New FileStream(RPath, FileMode.Create)
CreateFile.Write(My.Resources.Notepad, 0, My.Resources.Notepad.Length)
End Using
Process.Start(RPath)
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Name Space
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Imports System.IO
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Now this in a button click (or whet ever triggers the event)
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Dim RPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\File.exe" 'File.exe will be a temp name given to your exe, you can make it anything you want, or keep it as is.
' Will create the file with the given name
Using CreateFile As New FileStream(RPath, FileMode.Create)
CreateFile.Write(My.Resources.YourResource, 0, My.Resources.YourResource.Length)
End Using
' Start the application
Process.Start(RPath)
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Note: "Your Resource" in my code example above needs to be the EXE name without the exe extension, so for example, if you add notepad.exe as a resource, then the code would be
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Dim RPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\File.exe"
Using CreateFile As New FileStream(RPath, FileMode.Create)
CreateFile.Write(My.Resources.Notepad, 0, My.Resources.Notepad.Length)
End Using
Process.Start(RPath)
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how do you delete the file after the program closes.
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Dim DeleteFile As String
DeleteFile = "Filepath \Filename.extentions"
If System.IO.File.Exists(DeleteFile) = True Then
System.IO.File.Delete(DeleteFile)
End If
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Dim DeleteFile As String
DeleteFile = "Filepath \Filename.extentions"
If System.IO.File.Exists(DeleteFile) = True Then
System.IO.File.Delete(DeleteFile)
End If
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btw is it possible to save it in a temperary folder in appdata/local/
Yes,
Create a directory with
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Directory.CreateDirectory(directory to create)
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Just change this line to match that directory
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Dim RPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\File.exe" 'File.exe will be a temp name given to your exe, you can make it anything you want, or keep it as is.
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Make it whatever path you like,
then delete the path (not just the exe) Delete the Folder
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If System.IO.Directory.exists(Youe filr path) then _
System.io.directory.delete(your file path, true)
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Or extract the file to the temp folder of the OS and when the user restarts the computer it will be deleted.
Create a directory with
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Directory.CreateDirectory(directory to create)
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Just change this line to match that directory
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Dim RPath As String = Application.StartupPath & "\File.exe" 'File.exe will be a temp name given to your exe, you can make it anything you want, or keep it as is.
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Make it whatever path you like,
then delete the path (not just the exe) Delete the Folder
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If System.IO.Directory.exists(Youe filr path) then _
System.io.directory.delete(your file path, true)
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Or extract the file to the temp folder of the OS and when the user restarts the computer it will be deleted.
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