CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c#.netshellexecute
mostlytech
mostlytech

Reputation: 814

ProcessStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true and waiting for process exit

I want to use shell executable in order to respect user preferences of application to be started, but I also need to know when that particular application is closed.

Process editProcess = new Process();
ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
startInfo.FileName = filename;
startInfo.Verb = "edit";
startInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
editProcess.StartInfo = startInfo;

// start the default editor
editProcess.Start();
editProcess.WaitForExit();

WaitForExit seems to return when the shell process exits and not when the real process exits.

Is there a better way of knowing when started application is exited than manually parsing registry, finding correct application to start and explicitly start that app without shell execute?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 5057

Answers (1)

Dan
Dan

Reputation: 1176

Handle the process exited event:

editProcess.Exited += process_Exited;

Upvotes: 1

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