running c# app remotely from sql server sp

I'm getting an error when i try to run a c# application from a sql server procedure.

It runs with out a problem when i run the app by double clicking. It just errors out when im attempting to run it with xp_cmdshell.

Any ideas?


Here's part of the exception that im getting:
Unhandled Exception: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for "System.Drawing.SafeNativeMethods" threw an exception. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException: Failed to create system events window thread.

I ran into the exact same issue myself yesterday; I discovered that xp_cmdshell would not let me run any app that had a GUI, but I can run a console app just fine.

That fixed it... it's just annoying that the whole app didn't run just because it couldn't draw the form. I guess i should have caught the exception and ignored it....

Thanks!

yes, its better to use messagebox with exceptions or console write. since they are the most usefull stuffs with debuging exceptions.

Paresh