// See https://aka.ms/new-console-template for more information

using System.Diagnostics;

string separator = "--------------------------------------";
Console.WriteLine(separator);
Console.WriteLine("Console Test Application");
Console.WriteLine(separator);
Console.WriteLine();

Console.WriteLine("calling ext app with args[]:");
string appPath = "./Utils/ExImp.exe";
string procArg = @"C:\Temp\test.log";
Console.WriteLine($"{appPath} {procArg}");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("press enter to proceed...");

Console.ReadLine();

ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo
{
    FileName = appPath,
    Arguments = $"{procArg}",
    WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized,
    //WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden,
    UseShellExecute = false,
    //CreateNoWindow = true,
    RedirectStandardOutput = true,
    RedirectStandardInput = true,
};

Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
sw.Start();

Process p = Process.Start(psi);

string q = "";
while (!p.HasExited)
{
    q += p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
}

sw.Stop();
var timeElaps = sw.Elapsed;
Console.WriteLine($"Ext prog executed in {timeElaps.TotalMilliseconds} ms");
Console.WriteLine(separator);
Console.WriteLine("press enter to proceed...");

Console.ReadLine();
sw.Restart();
Console.WriteLine("Data received:");
Console.WriteLine(q);
Console.WriteLine();
sw.Stop();
timeElaps = sw.Elapsed;
Console.WriteLine($"Display executed in {timeElaps.TotalMilliseconds} ms");

Console.ReadLine();