Process.Start "Access is denied" exception

CMD has a maxium size for a "command line" at about 8k...   What are you trying to do?

I'm passing an XML file to another program as a command line argument to be parsed and printed.

Basically I'm trying to get the same functionality as an existing Perl script that calls it with the system command.

Is there another way I should be doing this?

system "PrintInvoiceVer.exe $xml";

                                              

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Pardon me, but what the heck does that have to do with the sample you posted.... I'm very confused.

Try this:   "cmd /c PrintInvoiceVer.exe " & xmlfilenamevariable

The example I posted was an a test case showing where the problem was occurring.  The second example is was what the current program I am replacing is doing that works.  It seems that both should work.

Anyway when I try your suggestion I'm getting a compile error.

"Operator '&' cannot be applied to operands of type 'string' and 'string'"

Ooops, try "+"

Now it is throwing an unhandled exception "The system cannot find the file specified"

string pram = "";
            for (int i = 0; i < 4000; ++i)
            {
                pram += 'i';
                if (pram.Length > 2050)
                    Process.Start("cmd /c PrintInvoiceVer.exe " + pram);
            }

                                              

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Because there is no file called iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Again, that's a very strange example.    I don't understand what that example has to do with anything... are you testing the length of the items you can put in a command line?

There is no file called


<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<QBXML>
<QBXMLMsgsRs>
<InvoiceQueryRs statusCode="0" statusSeverity="Info" statusMessage="Status OK">
<InvoiceRet>
<TxnID>39C6BB-1220637230</TxnID>
<TimeCreated>2008-09-05T13:53:50-05:00</TimeCreated>


either.  This is part of the parameter I'm trying to pass to a command line program so that it can process it.  It doesn't seem to matter what I pass.  Once it exceeds a certain length I get the access is denied error when using process.start.

When I try using the example you gave it says it can't find the file.

Wow.... Now, I know I'm totally lost.  

Let's start from the very beginning and have you describe what the heck you're trying to do.  Please don't  give us an example of what you've tried so far... that's obvioulsy not helping much.   Instead concentrate on a bettter description of the problem

Ok I have a program that excepts a command line argument of an XML file.  I am trying to start this program and pass it the XML file as an argument.

dang.... I missed a word

The name of the file should NOT make the command line too long.... it'd be something like this: