[megglz]

Currently following an OOB tutorial, for some reason it does not find the file to open even though the path is correct? Maybe I'm missing something.

My code is

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Automation;

namespace ClientTest
{
    public partial class MainPage : UserControl
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void btnInstall_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (Application.Current.InstallState == InstallState.NotInstalled)

                Application.Current.Install();
        }

        private void txtOpenProgram_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {

            using (dynamic shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"))
            {
                 
                shell.Run(@"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe");
                shell.SendKeys(txtTextToSend.Text);

            }

        }

    }

I am using VS 2010, Silverlight 4 and .NET 4

[eclipsed4utoo]

shouldn't that use the ComAutomationFactory

using (dynamic shell = ComAutomationFactory.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"))
{            
   shell.Run(@"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe");
   shell.SendKeys(txtTextToSend.Text);
}

[megglz]

eclipsed4utoo, on 01 June 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

shouldn't that use the ComAutomationFactory

using (dynamic shell = ComAutomationFactory.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"))
{            
   shell.Run(@"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe");
   shell.SendKeys(txtTextToSend.Text);
}

I thought that too, but apparently it's been changed to AutomationFactory?

Quote

http://timheuer.com/...4-rc-mix10.aspx

API changes in the naming of the native integration (COM interop) feature for trusted applications.

[megglz]

It seems the path “C:\windows\notepad.exe” is system-protected. Although the Silverlight application is given Elevated Trust, it still cannot open the system protected executables. I changed the path to “notepad.exe” and it now works (because WScript.Shell is run in system environment, the full path of notepad is contained in PATH Environment variable).

However, I want to try opening another application in Program Files. This won't open again no matter what way I give the path Anyone know why?

[megglz]

Solved, I needed extra quotation marks!

[eclipsed4utoo]

Can you post the code that now works?

[megglz]

Mainpage.xaml

<UserControl x:Class="ClientTest.MainPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    mc:Ignorable="d"
    d:DesignHeight="300" d:DesignWidth="400">

    <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot" Background="White">
        <StackPanel>
            <Button x:Name="OpenProgram" Content="Open Program" Click="OpenProgram_Click"  />
        </StackPanel>


    </Grid>
</UserControl>

Mainpage.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Automation;
using System.IO;

namespace ClientTest
{
    /*Note: ComAutomationFactory has been renamed to 
    AutomationFactory in Silverlight4
*/
    public partial class MainPage : UserControl
    {
        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void btnInstall_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (Application.Current.InstallState == InstallState.NotInstalled)

                Application.Current.Install();
        }

        private void OpenProgram_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            
            using (dynamic shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"))
            {
                shell.Run(@"""C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\vncviewer.exe """);
            }
        }

    }
}