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Execute command line utilities

A very usefull set of lines if you want to make a command line utility easier to use and manipulate the output.

Dim process As New Process()
process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = False
process.StartInfo.FileName = path & “filename.exe”
process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
process.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized
Dim parameters As String = ” /?”
process.StartInfo.Arguments = parameters
process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True
process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = True
process.Start()
Dim SR As System.IO.StreamReader = process.StandardOutput
TextBox1.Text = SR.ReadToEnd
SR.Close()