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Embedding an external executable inside a C# program
How do I embed an external executable inside my C# Windows Forms application?
Edit: I need to embed it because it's an external free console application (made in C++) from which I read the output ...
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Modify Emdeded String in C# compiled exe
I have an issue where I need to be able to have a compiled exe ( .net 3.5 c# ) that I will make copies of to distribute that will need to change a key for example before the exe is sent out.
I cannot ...
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Compile to a stand-alone executable (.exe) in Visual Studio
how can I make a stand-alone exe in Visual Studio. Its just a simple Console application that I think users would not like to install a tiny Console application. I compiled a simple cpp file using the ...
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How To Store Files In An EXE C#
Alright, so I'm working on programming my own installer in C#, and what I'd like to do is something along the lines of put the files in the .exe, so I can do
File.Copy(file, filedir);
Or, if this ...
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Getting the absolute path of the executable, using C#?
Have a look at this pseudocode:
string exe_path = system.get_exe_path()
print "This executable is located in " + exe_path
If I build the above program and place the executable in C:/meow/, It would ...
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C# - How to call an exe added into project solution
So I added an EXE to my project's solution. The EXE does some stuff and outputs data via stdout. I want to capture the output, but more importantly how do I execute that EXE within my program?
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Store files in C# EXE file
It is actually useful for me to store some files in EXE to copy to selected location.
I'm generating HTML and JS files and need to copy some CSS, JS and GIFs.
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How can I hide the details within my .NET executable?
If I have a simple CRUD app executable in .NET, what prevents a user from loading it into RedGate Reflector and viewing all the contents, including db connection strings, passwords, etc?
Can I ...
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using C# Process to run a Executable program
I am a Bioinformatic person and I use C# for my work. I have been using Processes in C# to run Executable programs several times. This time I have a new issue. I have downloaded an exe file in Windows ...
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Normal Setups in Visual Studio
Just wondering if there's a way to make Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition generate normal exe files that are created by the installer for my app?
I am sick of the ClickOnce application files. I had ...
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3answers
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C# How to add my program to context menu?
I have a c# executable file (created from a windows form application) and I would like to be able to add this file to the context menu. Furthermore, I should point out that I need to be able to add it ...
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2answers
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Not a valid Win32 application
I have a project I have built in Visual Studio 2010 on a Windows 7 machine. It compiles and runs without a problem.
When I place the application on a XP machine with .NET 4 it does not run with the ...
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Getting output from one executable in an other one
I'm currently trying to get the output of an executable console-app into an other one. To be exact, a little overview of what I'm trying to do:
I have one executable which I cannot edit and neither ...
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2answers
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C# SendKeys Wait for Program to Load before sending
So long story short, I am trying to automate some things when my computer boots up. I thought I'd write an C# console application to do this and then add it to a schedule task in windows to be ...
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2answers
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C# Application Scanning
I want to scan and get all the Application files in my computer.
I know how to get them, but I want only the applications which are Executable (except for Installers).
Basically, what I want is the ...
