How can I learn an exe's arguments?

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I'm tring to run an exe with C#.

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Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo.FileName = (@"hacm.exe");
p.StartInfo.Arguments = "ProcID StringTable > porttest.txt";
p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
p.Start();

It is warning me "you must send ProcID". But how can I learn what is procid.

What I have tried:

I tried to see exe's codes. But not possible. Thanks.

Posted 24-Jun-24 8:03am

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Updated 25-Jun-24 18:40pm

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Pete O'Hanlon 24-Jun-24 15:37pm

What is hacm? We can't supply answers without context.

George Swan 25-Jun-24 10:05am

Each space in your arguments string acts as a separator for the arguments. So you are passing 4 arguments. Is that what you intended?

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2024-06-24T10:18:00

Solution 1

The only way to know what arguments are expected is either the documentation on the executable, or you could try running "hacm /?" in a CMD Prompt.

Posted 24-Jun-24 10:18am

Dave Kreskowiak

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2024-06-24T18:21:00

Without knowing what hacm.exe does, or having any access to it we can't be specific - but I suspect that you need to replace the literal "ProcID" in the Arguments string with the actual ID value that it is expected to work with. Your best bet is to look wherever you got the app from and either ask their tech support or read the documentation!