Call a Server Side exe at ASP.NET

Hi abel,
Do you suggest to copy the exe to the other machine to the same location? The exe is supposed to be presented on server side only.

The executable must be on the same machine where your web site is running. This is not the client side (where you visit the page through a browser).

It must be there at the path mentioned. You can simply copy the path and paste it in the Run box of Windows start menu to find out whether it works.

The point that rkworlds is aiming at is that you can use ProcessStartInfo to separate the path from the parameters (at least, that's what it seems to say...). But you already did that, so that's not a problem here.

Alternatively, you can place the path of your executable in the PATH environment variable and remove the path from the Process.Start statement. It will then still work.

-- Abel --

Hi rkworlds,
I tried the solution suggested by you, it does not through any error but the exe is not doing its job (as if it is never called). This is the code I written:
Dim f As System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
f = New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("C:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe", "C:\windows\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen " & "C:\my folder\create folder.exe " & jobid & " """ & txtJobFolder.Text & """")

Hi Abel,
Thanks for your prompt response. Let me clarify my case: the website runs fine at my working PC (and I host it at my PC temporary), but the website does not work well at a general machine, and I get the error "The system cannot find the file specified".
The executable file is on my PC (the server), and the path does not have any problem (the websites runs fine at my PC seems to prove this).
Do I need to put the file in C:/inetpub/wwwroot/myproject/?

No, you do not need to put the file in the myproject location. YZlat says it's a permissions issue, I doubt that, because I'd expect another error (see my earlier comment), but you can always try to widen the security restrictions of the asp.net or iis user.

I've asked it before and I ask it again (I know, I can be annoying): the actual path that's accesses, when you type that straight in the Run dialog of Windows (Winkey + R) does it fail or succeed?

Hi Abel,
Sorry for replying late. I had limited access to Internet for the past few days.
I will see what I can do with the security restrictions, and let you know the result.
When using the run dialog, I have no problem to run it from my development machine.
I have consulted network security person in my company, and he thinks it is a permission issue too.

The problem is not solved because it is a security / permission issue.