The Run Program action creates a step to launch any external application, program, batch file, or command script.  Visual Build Pro starts and monitors the application, captures any output and logs it to the Output pane (and a log file if enabled), and terminates the application if the build is stopped.

 

Program Tab

 

Input Tab

 

Remote Tab

 

Note: To run batch files (.bat), command scripts (.cmd), or individual shell commands, use the Batch File action.  If using the Run Program action, the command should be prefixed with the DOSCMD system macro (i.e., %DOSCMD% call "C:\path\to\file.bat" arg1 "arg 2" or %DOSCMD% copy "%PROJDIR%\Test.exe" "\\server\deploy") so that the command is executed under a command shell/interpreter.  Also, if you wish to execute multiple commands (&), redirect output (> or >>), or use piping (|) on the output of an executable, the command should also be prefixed with DOSCMD, since the command interpreter is what implements these capabilities.