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Utilizing C#: Running External Programs

I’ve built a handful of neat little helper programs that both utilize C# and completely separate software.  As I’ve dug back into the details of some of them recently – I’m going to take the time to share some ‘tips-n-tricks’ with you that I’ve picked up.

A lot of this will certainly be a reference for myself (always comment your code people!) but I hope it can come in handy for you too.

FYI most of these are going to assume that you have some programming and C# knowledge.  But as always – if you’re interested in learning more or asking questions, tweet me.

Today’s example is a conundrum I ran into when I was first starting to work with external programs.  I wanted to have my own UI and a bunch of settings, and when I hit the “go” button I wanted my UI to launch a separate program with the settings I’d just established.

But how to launch that 2nd program from mine?

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