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bool xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute ( ) const

noexcept

Gets a value indicating whether to use the operating system shell to start the process.

Returns

true if the shell should be used when starting the process; false if the process should be created directly from the executable file. The default is true.

Remarks

Setting this property to false enables you to redirect input, output, and error streams.

Note

xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute must be false if the xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::user_name property is not an empty string, or an xtd::invalid_operation_exception will be thrown when the xtd::diagnostics::process::start(process_start_info) method is called.

Remarks

When you use the operating system shell to start processes, you can start any document (which is any registered file type associated with an executable that has a default open action) and perform operations on the file, such as printing, by using the Process object. When xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute is false, you can start only executables by using the xtd::diagnostics::process object.

Note

xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute must be true if you set the xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::error_dialog property to true.

Remarks

The xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::working_directory property behaves differently depending on the value of the xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute property. When xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute is true, the xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::working_directory property specifies the location of the executable. If working_directory is an empty string, it is assumed that the current directory contains the executable.

When xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute is false, the xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::working_directory property is not used to find the executable. Instead, it is used only by the process that is started and has meaning only within the context of the new process. When xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::use_shell_execute is false, the xtd::diagnostics::process_start_info::file_name property can be either a fully qualified path to the executable, or a simple executable name that the system will attempt to find within folders specified by the PATH environment variable.

Examples

process_form.cpp, process_with_standard_output_redirection.cpp, and test_forms.cpp.