Dsget command in bat file cannot be executed using C# windows app

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I have a bat file contains multiple dsget group commands to extract members to txt files. And I would like to execute the bat file from C# windows form. But results I got:

'dsget' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Below is the code:

var procinfo = new ProcessStartInfo()
{
CreateNoWindow = true,
UseShellExecute = false,
RedirectStandardError = true,
RedirectStandardOutput = true,
FileName= "batFile",
WorkingDirectory = @"C:\\batDir",
};

proc = Process.Start(procinfo);
proc.WaitForExit();
string output = proc.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
string error = proc.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
proc.Close();

What I have tried:

Tried to change

UseShellExecute = true

but got the same results.

Posted 22-Aug-19 0:56am

tkunohim

Updated 22-Aug-19 4:13am

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Richard Deeming 22-Aug-19 7:01am

Is dsget installed?

Is dsget in a directory that's part of the PATH environment variable?

Is your program running elevated / as an administrator?

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Solution 2

Have you checked this: Dsget | Microsoft Docs[^] ?

Posted 22-Aug-19 4:13am

Richard MacCutchan

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-22T01:51:00

The message means that the system cannot find dsget.exe in the current directory, or in a folder that is on the default PATH environment variable. Start by running a command prompt (WIN+R, "cmd", ENTER) and change directory to the batch file folder:

C:[ENTER]
CD \batdir[ENTER]
dir dsget.*[ENTER]

And see what it finds. At a guess, nothing.
They try

PATH[ENTER]

And see what folders Windows is looking at.
The easiest way around this is problem to take the full path to your exe and use that in your batch file instead of just "dsget": "C:\MyApps\TheyLiveInHere\dsget.exe"