Yes, You can call an executable and get results, using the System.Diagnostics.Process class. However, the ASPNET user does not usually possess sufficient permissions to do this, so you will need to grant execute permission on the executable to the ASPNET user or impersonate a user with the appropriate permissions. If the executable relies on other resources, it is possible that you will have to grant permissions on these resources as well.
Another thing to consider is that spawning executable processes might not scale terribly well in a web application. If you can get the source code and create a .NET dll, you won't have to worry about either permissions or scaling issues. On 7/18/05, nefilm99 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I am working on an application which needs to decode a string.... > > The encoding part runs on a non web application. > > So users come to my web page with a code - and I want to decode it. > > The guy that worked on the encoding gave me an exe file which decodes > the string - by running "decrypt.exe <code>". > > > Can I run this exe from the web page? or do I need to get his code > and build a web version of his decrypt? > > it would be great if i could "shell" the command "decrypt.exe <code>" > and get the response I need, but i ave no idea how to do this > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > -- Dean Fiala Very Practical Software, Inc http://www.vpsw.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AspNetAnyQuestionIsOk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
