Run commandline and get its output / error streams - async

clipped from www.codeproject.com void protected override void DoWork()() { // Start a new process for the cmd Process process = new Process(); process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false; process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true; process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardError = true; process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true; process.StartInfo.FileName = FileName; process.StartInfo.Arguments = Arguments; process.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = WorkingDirectory; process.Start(); // Invoke stdOut and stdErr readers - each // has its own thread to guarantee that they aren't // blocked by, or cause a block to, the actual // process running (or the gui). new MethodInvoker(ReadStdOut).BeginInvoke(null, null); new MethodInvoker(ReadStdErr).BeginInvoke(null, null); // Wait for the process to end, or cancel it while (! process.HasExited) { Thread.Sleep(SleepTime); // sleep if (CancelRequested) { // Not a very nice way to end a process, // but effective. process.Kill(); AcknowledgeCancel(); } } }