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How to Run External Executables from the Command Window

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Command:  Tools.Shell
Versions:  2008,2010
Published:  9/19/2010
Code:  vstipTool0089

 

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You can run external programs from the Command window (CTRL + ALT + A) by using the Tools.Shell command.  The general syntax for the command is:

Tools.Shell [/command] [/output] [/dir:folder] path [args]
 

/commandwindow [or] /command [or] /c [or] /cmd
Optional. Specifies that the output for the executable is displayed in the Command window.

/dir:folder [or] /d: folder
Optional. Specifies the working directory to be set when the program is run.

  /outputwindow [or] /output [or] /out [or] /o
Optional. Specifies that the output for the executable is displayed in the Output window.

 

 

For example, to run the XCOPY command this is what it would look like:

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Just for fun, since I don't actually have the files in the sample command, here is the result of running it:

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As you can see the output from XCOPY was redirected to the Command window and tells me that it can't find a file.

 

 

If the item you want to run isn't in the PATH environment variable then you must include the full path (surrounded by quotes if there are any spaces in the path):

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