[Help]How to start another program?[Solved]

I know how to have it open a web page but I wanna make a button start a program, and if the program isn't found or on the computer have it have a pop-up window say so.

I was told

Code:

Process.Start(program file path)

would work, well it doesn't I then added the " things still didnt work.

What would do that? +1 thanks and +rep and credit (If you want)

(btw I did search for another post about it before I posted this, so yeah.)

Process.start("notepad")

Originally Posted by .Celtics

Process.start("notepad")

Okay it opens notepad, but I'm trying to make myself a game starter to start my games, well the first one is Crossfire and its not working I tried

Process.Start("crossfire")
Process.Start("crossfire.exe")
Process.Start("Crossfire.exe")
Process.Start("Crossfire")

NONE WORK. . .any ideas? I found a youtube video:

That would take forever and would be a huge code source. . .is that the only way?

I have made a program that open the .exe of the game, but it I needs to be in the folder.

Same code
Process.Start("name of game.exe")

Code:

Process.Start("C:\Program Files\test.exe")

Should work like that I think.

Notpad works because windows has it "preset" Notepad, Wordpad . etc etc.

You need the full file path plus extension otherwise

Okay I got it! Thanks, I got it f*cked up some how. . .but its working now

for example:

Code:

Process.Start ("iexplore.exe")

work ?

Originally Posted by mizzer3

for example:

Code:

Process.Start ("iexplore.exe")

work ?

It works for selected cases, as NextGen explained earlier some programs are preset in windows and so can be directly called with their executable name. The majority of programs, however, require the full path and extension to run.

i.e

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Process.Start("TheGame.exe") 'this will not work, as "TheGame" is not preset in windows and it doesnt know how to activate it.'

Process.Start("C:\NewFolder\MyFiles\TheGame.exe") ' by defining the full path and extension, windows knows exactly what it should be executing and will work.
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Originally Posted by Jason

It works for selected cases, as NextGen explained earlier some programs are preset in windows and so can be directly called with their executable name. The majority of programs, however, require the full path and extension to run.

i.e

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Process.Start("TheGame.exe") 'this will not work, as "TheGame" is not preset in windows and it doesnt know how to activate it.'

Process.Start("C:\NewFolder\MyFiles\TheGame.exe") ' by defining the full path and extension, windows knows exactly what it should be executing and will work.
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yeah , i know. but for some simply progs, like a webbrowser , this will work fine

Code:

Process.Start("C:\FileLocation\New Folder\GameName.exe")

You need to tell it exactly where the game is located.

Originally Posted by iZ3RO

Code:

Process.Start("C:\FileLocation\New Folder\GameName.exe")

You need to tell it exactly where the game is located.

That's pretty much exactly what I posted a few hours ago

[Help]How to start another program?[Solved]

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