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Pada Temp 20-Aug-24 10:24am View

Yep running into a roadblock here too. Thank you for sharing your experience.

Pada Temp 20-Aug-24 9:41am View

Good to know. I guess I can just have the DLLs then. I guess I initially thought it might be possible to bundle everything as one executable (even the DLLs).

Pada Temp 20-Aug-24 9:24am View

Yes, DLL libraries are targeted and they should be included in the executable. I am using a Visual Studio, but is there another Microsoft tool that should be used?

Pada Temp 20-Aug-24 9:12am View

I should have included the following detail in the post, but I have tried what you are suggesting, i.e. using Build and the executable file produced. The issue I confronted was that it creates files in addition to the executable (e.g. dll's, etc). I am looking for a way to have everything in just one (presumably larger sized) executable without any additional files/dll's. Thank you!

Pada Temp 20-Aug-24 3:15am View

Ah thank you. It works better, but I get a new error MSB4062: The "Microsoft.Build.Tasks.RequiresFramework35SP1Assembly" task could not be loaded from the assembly Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core

Pada Temp 19-Aug-24 19:09pm View

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Relatedly what is the bare minimum a .exe needs to run. I noticed if I keep the Release folder it will run but if I delete certain files, it may not.

Pada Temp 15-Mar-24 9:20am View

small methods. however the main method is somewhat large.

if it takes entire books to explain wouldnt that be violating your keep it simple and small principle?

Pada Temp 15-Mar-24 9:19am View

I already use multiple methods that each have very specific purposes.

Pada Temp 14-Mar-24 22:19pm View

why? and how?

Pada Temp 14-Mar-24 8:27am View

the reason is i have long blocks of code and it takes time to scroll up and down to find boundaries

Pada Temp 21-Apr-23 13:22pm View

This looks interesting. Thank you!

Pada Temp 21-Apr-23 8:35am View

I am trying to automate a weather data app so as to read data from it. I want to enter username and password, press OK button, then after log in read values such as day, temperature, and also be able to navigate the app programmatically. I want to be able to snag whatever it is the app is doing internally, such as reading values, etc. I realize that app updates is an issue, but if there is a way to get at the classes, buttons, variables, fields, etc that the app uses, that would be ideal.

I get the sense that this is asking too much out of the way Windows does forms and GUI apps....

Pada Temp 21-Apr-23 8:25am View

You are the man. Thank u!

Pada Temp 20-Apr-23 11:28am View

would be most appreciated if you remember to get around to it. you have been already so helpful and i have a good point of reference for further research! cheers!

Pada Temp 20-Apr-23 10:26am View

ah sorry what i meant is that C# code from which this is occuring is a console app. i want to have the console app open a GUI app, which now I can do with OriginalGriff's code. then i want the console app to at, the minimum, simulate pressing enter key, so as to have the GUI app log in with pre-populated info on the splash screen....ideally, i would want the console app to do more complex stuff with the GUI app, such as perhaps enter a username and password, prior to simulating a keystroke enter, and then maybe do stuff in the GUI app that a user might do.

Pada Temp 20-Apr-23 7:48am View

another update: was able to use SendKeys (Actually SendWait because of weird windows thing) to get the thing to type text in the application after opening....however this needs to use Windows.Forms which seems to be a less sophisticated, worse way than using Streamwriter?

Pada Temp 20-Apr-23 7:04am View

also update: had to include a psi.UseShellExecute = false; line per an error message.

Pada Temp 20-Apr-23 7:03am View

update: works with flying colors except that when i do sw.WriteLine("\n") or anything else in the writelines, such as "username" i am not seeing any corresponding action on screen in the app. the app is able to open though using the process stuff, thanks to you! any suggestions? probably i'm doing something wrong, as usual :))

Pada Temp 20-Apr-23 5:37am View

This is super useful. Thank ye :)

As this is an app wih graphical gui with a login and password, would there be arguments to start it with in the line
psi.Arguments = $"List of arguments to start it with"; ?

I also want the C# code to return control to itself after performing actions. the sw.Close() alone does this or would I also maybe add psi.RedirectStandardInput = false; and psi.RedirectStandardOutput = false; ?

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