Running batch file with arguments from C#

c# batch-file arguments xcopy
Sandy picture Sandy · Jan 24, 2013 · Viewed 34.7k times · Source

I have a batch file like this

@echo off
xcopy /e %1 %2

I have my C# code as follows:

string MyBatchFile = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\MybatchFile.bat";
string _sourcePath = @"C:\FolderToCopy";
string _tempTargetPath = @"C:\TargetFolder\";

var process = new Process { 
                   StartInfo = { 
                      Arguments = string.Format("{0} {1}",
                                                _sourcePath,
                                                _tempTargetPath) 
                                } 
                          };
process.StartInfo.FileName = MyBatchFile;
bool b = process.Start();

I expect this to copy the source files to target location. But nothing happens. My console window also does not stay for enough time so that I can see the error. Can anyone guide to achieve this. I am new in batch files processing.

Edit

By adding a pause in the end of batch file. Able to reproduce error. Getting error as

Files not found - Program

Running batch file directly does work fine. Just now noticed......when source path has any spaces....I am getting error

Answer

Viacheslav Ivanov picture Viacheslav Ivanov · Jan 24, 2013

What about quoting argument?

Arguments = String.Format("\"{0}\" \"{1}\"", _sourcePath, _tempTargetPath) …

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