C# Program to Execute a DOS Batch File

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {        
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
	    var exitCode = -1;
            using (Process proc = new Process())
            {
                //Set the working directory for the process to be started
                proc.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @"C:\";

                //Set the doucment name to start
                proc.StartInfo.FileName = "StartAppPool.bat";

                //Execute the process
                proc.Start();

                //Wait for the associated process to exit
                proc.WaitForExit();

                //Gets the value of the associated process specified when it terminated.
                exitCode = proc.ExitCode;
            }

            if(exitCode == 0) Console.WriteLine("Batch executed successfully");
            else Console.WriteLine("Some problem happened while executing the batch program");

            Console.ReadKey();
        } 
    }
}