Console output to String

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I'm working on a little app that requires the results of a dsquery and dsget set in a string for clean up (replacing spaces and other not needed characters). I can display the results of the stream with ReadToEnd - but can't seem to find anything on getting it into a string.

VB.net - visual basic 2010

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    Dim p As New Process
    p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = False
    p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True
    p.StartInfo.FileName = "program"
    p.StartInfo.Arguments = "lots here"
    p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = True
    p.Start()
    Dim reader As StreamReader = p.StandardOutput
    p.WaitForExit()
    MsgBox(reader.ReadToEnd)
End Sub

just add parentheses at the end of reader.ReadToEnd.

Samy Bencherif
– Samy Bencherif

2014-04-24 03:08:13 +00:00
Commented Apr 24, 2014 at 3:08 — Samy Bencherif
– Samy Bencherif, Commented Apr 24, 2014 at 3:08

Marcel Korpel · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-01 01:54:49Z

1

just write

dim ProcOutput as string 
ProcOutput = reader.ReadToEnd()

instead of the last line.

if that doesn't help, then I suggest you check out this article:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/threads/launchprocess.aspx

edited Dec 1, 2010 at 1:54

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