Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio enables you to use .NET Framework tools more easily. It's a command prompt that automatically sets specific environment variables. After opening Developer Command Prompt, you can enter the commands for .NET Framework tools such as ildasm or clrver.
Feb 15, 2013 Hi, I am facing a problem in C,I want to execute a command in Command prompt from a specific path.I am able o select a path and execute cmd.exe using the function ShellExecute but the problem is after selecting the path I am not able to execute the command, the command is appearing on another command prompt.Is there any solution to solve this Problem.
Prerequisites
Search for the command prompt on your machine
You may have multiple command prompts, depending on the version of Visual Studio and any additional SDKs and workloads you've installed. If the following steps don't work, you can try to manually locate the files on your machine or start the command prompt from inside Visual Studio.
Windows 10
Select Start and scroll to the letter V.
Expand the Visual Studio 2019 folder.
Choose Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019 (or the command prompt you want to use).
Alternatively, you can start typing the name of the command prompt in the search box on the taskbar, and choose the result you want as the result list starts to display the search matches.
Windows 8.1
Go to the Start screen, by pressing the Windows logo key on your keyboard for example.
On the Start screen, press Ctrl+Tab to open the Apps list, and then press V. This brings up a list that includes all installed Visual Studio command prompts.
Choose Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019 (or the command prompt you want to use).
Windows 7
Choose Start and then expand All Programs.
Choose Visual Studio 2019 > Visual Studio Tools > Developer Command Prompt for VS 2019, or the command prompt you want to use.
If you have other SDKs installed, such as the Windows 10 SDK or previous versions, you may see additional command prompts. Check the documentation for the individual tools to determine which version of the command prompt you should use.
Manually locate the files on your machine
Usually, the shortcuts for the command prompts you have installed are placed at the Start Menu folder for Visual Studio, such as in %ProgramData%MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsVisual Studio 2019Visual Studio Tools. But if, for some reason, searching for the command prompt doesn't produce the expected results, you can try to manually locate the shortcut on your machine. Try searching for the name of the command prompt file, such as VsDevCmd.bat, or go to the Tools folder, such as %ProgramFiles(x86)%Microsoft Visual Studio2019CommunityCommon7Tools (path changes according to your Visual Studio version, edition, and installation location).
Start the command prompt from inside Visual Studio
For easier access, you can add Developer Command Prompt, or any other command prompt, to the Tools menu in Visual Studio. To make the tool available, add it to the external tools list. Here are the steps:
Open Visual Studio.
On the start window, choose Continue without code.
On the menu bar, choose Tools > External Tools.
On the External Tools dialog box, choose the Add button. A new entry appears.
Enter a Title for your new menu item such as
Command Prompt.In the Command field, specify the file you want to launch, such as
%comspec%orC:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe.In the Arguments field, specify where to find the specific command prompt you want to use, such as
/k 'C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2019CommunityCommon7ToolsVsDevCmd.bat'. This command launches the Developer Command Prompt that's installed with Visual Studio 2019 Community. Change this value according to your Visual Studio version, edition, and installation location.In the Initial directory field, specify the directory in which the command prompt will start. Choose a value such as Project Directory by selecting the arrow next to the field.
Choose the OK button.
The new menu item is added, and you can access the command prompt from the Tools menu.