How to use an existing console application by Web services?

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I have a console application developed for a specific purpose. How to use this application by Web services?

Posted 1-Oct-12 2:53am

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I.explore.code 1-Oct-12 9:12am

why do you need to use a console application from a web-service? is anyone ever gonna see the console?

Stephen Hewison 1-Oct-12 9:52am

Perhaps it's just a command line utility? Don't know why you've voted this down? I quite happily allow a web services to execute console applications. I've got an old FoxPro utility which is launched via a web service call.

I.explore.code 1-Oct-12 9:59am

I didn't vote it down. Just asked an honest question. :)

Stephen Hewison 1-Oct-12 10:01am

Then I apologise. I thought it was a legitimate question. But then that's just me. :-)

I.explore.code 1-Oct-12 10:51am

no worries!

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Stephen Hewison · Answer 1 · 2012-10-01T03:48:00

You can launch any command line application or in fact any application from C# by starting a new Process

C#

Process notePad = new Process();
notePad.StartInfo.FileName   = "notepad.exe";
notePad.StartInfo.Arguments = "ProcessStart.cs";
notePad.Start();

If you need to hold up the service call for a response then:

C#

while(!notePad.HasExited) { System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100); }

Then pick up your response and return the service call result.

onelopez · Answer 2 · 2012-10-01T03:52:00

Solution 2

In order to use the console application, it would have to be sitting in a server accessible by the web service, either via remote execution or direct execution via Process.

Posted 1-Oct-12 3:52am

onelopez