Open processes without command window

EverythingToolbar/EverythingToolbar.csproj

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="EverythingSearch.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Data\Rule.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Helpers\ShellUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rules.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Rules.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>

EverythingToolbar/Helpers/ShellUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+
+namespace EverythingToolbar.Helpers
+{
+	class ShellUtils
+	{
+		[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+		static extern bool ShellExecuteEx(ref SHELLEXECUTEINFO lpExecInfo);
+
+		[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+		public struct SHELLEXECUTEINFO
+		{
+			public int cbSize;
+			public uint fMask;
+			public IntPtr hwnd;
+			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
+			public string lpVerb;
+			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
+			public string lpFile;
+			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
+			public string lpParameters;
+			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
+			public string lpDirectory;
+			public int nShow;
+			public IntPtr hInstApp;
+			public IntPtr lpIDList;
+			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
+			public string lpClass;
+			public IntPtr hkeyClass;
+			public uint dwHotKey;
+			public IntPtr hIcon;
+			public IntPtr hProcess;
+		}
+
+		public static void ShowFileProperties(string path)
+		{
+			SHELLEXECUTEINFO info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFO();
+			info.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(info);
+			info.lpVerb = "properties";
+			info.lpFile = path;
+			info.nShow = 5;
+			info.fMask = 12;
+			ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+		}
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+        private struct STARTUPINFO
+        {
+            public Int32 cb;
+            public string lpReserved;
+            public string lpDesktop;
+            public string lpTitle;
+            public Int32 dwX;
+            public Int32 dwY;
+            public Int32 dwXSize;
+            public Int32 dwYSize;
+            public Int32 dwXCountChars;
+            public Int32 dwYCountChars;
+            public Int32 dwFillAttribute;
+            public Int32 dwFlags;
+            public Int16 wShowWindow;
+            public Int16 cbReserved2;
+            public IntPtr lpReserved2;
+            public IntPtr hStdInput;
+            public IntPtr hStdOutput;
+            public IntPtr hStdError;
+        }
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+        private struct PROCESS_INFORMATION
+        {
+            public IntPtr hProcess;
+            public IntPtr hThread;
+            public int dwProcessId;
+            public int dwThreadId;
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+        private static extern bool CreateProcess(
+            string lpApplicationName,
+            string lpCommandLine,
+            IntPtr lpProcessAttributes,
+            IntPtr lpThreadAttributes,
+            bool bInheritHandles,
+            uint dwCreationFlags,
+            IntPtr lpEnvironment,
+            string lpCurrentDirectory,
+            [In] ref STARTUPINFO lpStartupInfo,
+            out PROCESS_INFORMATION lpProcessInformation);
+
+        public static void CreateProcessFromCommandLine(string commandLine)
+        {
+            var si = new STARTUPINFO();
+            var pi = new PROCESS_INFORMATION();
+
+            CreateProcess(
+                null,
+                commandLine,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                false,
+                0,
+                IntPtr.Zero,
+                null,
+                ref si,
+                out pi);
+        }
+
+        public static void OpenWithDialog(string path)
+		{
+            var args = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System), "shell32.dll");
+            args += ",OpenAs_RunDLL " + path;
+            Process.Start("rundll32.exe", args);
+        }
+    }
+}

EverythingToolbar/Rules.xaml.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using EverythingToolbar.Helpers;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ public static bool HandleRule(SearchResult searchResult, string command="")
 				command = command.Replace("%path%", "\"" + searchResult.Path + "\"");
 				try
 				{
-					Process.Start("cmd.exe", "/S /C \"" + command + "\"");
+					ShellUtils.CreateProcessFromCommandLine(command);
 					return true;
 				}
 				catch(Win32Exception)

EverythingToolbar/SearchResultsView.xaml.cs

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
+using EverythingToolbar.Helpers;
 
 namespace EverythingToolbar
 {
@@ -154,9 +154,7 @@ private void CopyPathToClipBoard(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		private void OpenWith(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
 			string path = (SearchResultsListView.SelectedItem as SearchResult).FullPathAndFileName;
-			var args = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System), "shell32.dll");
-			args += ",OpenAs_RunDLL " + path;
-			Process.Start("rundll32.exe", args);
+			ShellUtils.OpenWithDialog(path);
 		}
 
 		private void ShowInEverything(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -182,43 +180,9 @@ private void Open(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
 			OpenSelectedSearchResult();
 		}
 
-		[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
-		static extern bool ShellExecuteEx(ref SHELLEXECUTEINFO lpExecInfo);
-
-		[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
-		public struct SHELLEXECUTEINFO
-		{
-			public int cbSize;
-			public uint fMask;
-			public IntPtr hwnd;
-			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
-			public string lpVerb;
-			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
-			public string lpFile;
-			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
-			public string lpParameters;
-			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
-			public string lpDirectory;
-			public int nShow;
-			public IntPtr hInstApp;
-			public IntPtr lpIDList;
-			[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
-			public string lpClass;
-			public IntPtr hkeyClass;
-			public uint dwHotKey;
-			public IntPtr hIcon;
-			public IntPtr hProcess;
-		}
-
 		public void ShowFileProperties(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			SHELLEXECUTEINFO info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFO();
-			info.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(info);
-			info.lpVerb = "properties";
-			info.lpFile = (SearchResultsListView.SelectedItem as SearchResult).FullPathAndFileName;
-			info.nShow = 5;
-			info.fMask = 12;
-			ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
+			ShellUtils.ShowFileProperties((SearchResultsListView.SelectedItem as SearchResult).FullPathAndFileName);
 		}
 
 		private void OnOpenWithMenuLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)