How do i make c# open wow.exe

[xxxkilldogxxxx]

How would i use a button to open up a directory to browse for wow.exe, im making a wow auto login its my first c# project somthing simple as i know it would be stupid to dive straight in.

[Krillere]

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

int main()
{

Process.Start(@"C:/Program Files/World of Warcraft/Wow.exe");

}

Just wrote this, just change the path to your Wow.exe :-)

[jaakko]

I think it's just Process.Start(). Am i right?

[Krillere]

Wait yes sorry, I just wrote that code out of my head, was thinking of another function, I'll just change the codeblock :-)

[DarkLinux]

If you need to run as Admin use this,

                ProcessStartInfo processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
                processInfo.Verb = "runas";
                processInfo.FileName = location;
                Process.Start(processInfo);

[Kiev]

None of you directly answered his question.

He wants a dialog to popup where he can select the file WoW.exe

In your form, create a new "OpenFileDialog" option from the list, then create a new button and put this code:

            if (openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK )
            {
                ProcessStartInfo processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
                processInfo.Verb = "runas";
                processInfo.FileName = openFileDialog1.FileName;
            }

Then you can invoke the launching the program.

[DarkLinux]

Then this should also work,

            // create an open file dialog
            OpenFileDialog dlgOpen = new OpenFileDialog();
            dlgOpen.Filter = "World Of Warcraft (WoW.exe)|wow.exe";
            dlgOpen.Title = "Type File";
            dlgOpen.InitialDirectory = ("C:\\Program Files\\World of Warcraft\\");
            // set properties for the dialog
            dlgOpen.Title = "Select World Of Warcraft File";
            dlgOpen.ShowReadOnly = true;
            dlgOpen.Multiselect = false;

            // display the dialog and return results
            if (dlgOpen.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                 ProcessStartInfo processInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
                processInfo.Verb = "runas";
                processInfo.FileName = dlgOpen.FileName;;
                Process.Start(processInfo);
            }

This is off the top of my head, so I do not know if it will work.

[Kiev]

^^ This is the more defined way to do it; however if you want the give the user control over the file then use my one, however DarkLinux's code is better.

[DarkLinux]

I was rereading your question, the auto login in part will be more difficult I think. You might need to hook wow to use some APIs. Thats the only way I can think of auto logging in. Or you could just use the keyboard functions, but then you could not do anything els with the computer. You could not run it in the background, thats all.

WoW APIs World of Warcraft API - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft

[DarkLinux]

Also found this post, if you are going with the non hook method.

http://www.devasp.net/net/articles/display/690.html

Or

[2008] Sending BM_Click to Calculator doesn't work? - VBForums

This will help you with the logging in button