How to start an external program an continue MSDOS script?
Kurt Mankel
with GUI interface.
When I siply enter the line
aaaa.exe
in the script then this prgm is call but script stops execution until the program is exit.
How can I call/start the program but continue with the script?
Kurt
Pegasus
You supplied the answer yourself: Use the Start command!
@echo off
start /b "My GUI Program" "c:\Program Files\aaa.exe"
Stubbo of Oz
I do it this way:-
start aaaa.exe
rest of commands in script
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Stubbo of Oz
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Andrew
depending on your rights as a user try it like this instead of writing
aaaa.exe
write
start aaaa.exe
for more information open a cmd shell and enter start /?
Andrew
Timo Salmi
> write
> start aaaa.exe
Not quite. This has been discussed time and again:
START "" aaaa.exe
See e.g.
http://www.netikka.net/tsneti/info/tscmd036.htm#start
All the best, Timo
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Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Vaasa, Finland
Useful CMD script tricks http://www.netikka.net/tsneti/info/tscmd.htm
Alto
>Andrew <vnc_s...@t-online.de> wrote:
>> write
>> start aaaa.exe
>
>Not quite. This has been discussed time and again:
> START "" aaaa.exe
>
>See e.g.
>http://www.netikka.net/tsneti/info/tscmd036.htm#start
>
I would appreciate advice as to what terrible things can happen if the
"" is left out of the command line. The above reference does not shed
any light on this and it has always worked well without the "" for me.
Thank you ..........
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Alto
NSW Australia
Sjouke Burry
>start /?
foxidrive
If you quote the path and filename, without the "", then it will not work.
The first quoted pair become a label for the window.
Todd Vargo
Right, Timo's help page does not quite explain this situation. Also IMO, the
E.bat on that page provides unnecessary/confusing information to explain
START usage.
Rule #1, the START command in Windows 2K/XP treats the first quoted
parameter as a title (Windows 9X/ME did not have the title feature). If
program aaaa.exe were to include any spaces in the name, then it would
require to be quoted. Without the empty "", START will treat the quoted
program name as a title, and therefore throw an error. However, if the
program does not need to be quoted as in the case of aaaa.exe, it is ok to
exclude the empty quotes, however in Windows 2K/XP, it is good practice to
include them so as to remember Rule #1.
start abc.exe <= correct
start "" abc.exe <= correct
start "" "a b c.exe" <= correct
start "a b c.exe" <= this will fail
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Alto
Thanks Todd - great explanation!
Cheers ..............
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Alto
NSW Australia
Timo Salmi
Tim Meddick
start /?
...at the prompt for usage instructions.
e.g.
@echo off
start aaaa.exe
echo Aaaa.exe has been started...
==
Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
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Kurt Mankel
start java -jar .....
or
start "" java -jar .....
a command prompt window stays always alive.
How can I continue MSDOS batch script AND exit the calling script?
On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:30:14 +0200, Andrew <vnc_s...@t-online.de>
wrote:
Pegasus
> Hmm, no matter wether I code
>
> start java -jar .....
>
> or
>
> start "" java -jar .....
>
> a command prompt window stays always alive.
>
> How can I continue MSDOS batch script AND exit the calling script?
>
> wrote:
>
> >Kurt Mankel schrieb:
> >> From a MSDOS batch script under WinXP I want to call (=Start) an external program say aaaa.exe
> >> with GUI interface.
>
> >> When I siply enter the line
>
> >> aaaa.exe
>
> >> in the script then this prgm is call but script stops execution until the program is exit.
>
> >> How can I call/start the program but continue with the script?
>
> >> Kurt
>
> >depending on your rights as a user try it like this instead of writing
>
> >aaaa.exe
>
> > write
>
> >start aaaa.exe
>
> >for more information open a cmd shell and enter start /?
>
> >Andrew
You need to use a process launcher other than a batch file.
CScript.exe is one such launcher. Try the VB Script below. I've
wrapped it into a batch file so that you can add other commands before
and after the launcher.
@echo off
set sProg=c:\program files\java.exe
set sParm=-jar ...
set Scr=c:\TempVBS.vbs
set VB=echo^>^>%Scr%
cd 1>nul 2>%Scr%
%VB% Set WShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
%VB% WShell.Exec "" ^& "%sProg%" ^& " " ^& "%sParm%" ^& ""
cscript //nologo %Scr%
del %Scr%
Todd Vargo
> Hmm, no matter wether I code
>
> start java -jar .....
>
> or
>
> start "" java -jar .....
>
> a command prompt window stays always alive.
>
> How can I continue MSDOS batch script AND exit the calling script?
Put EXIT on the line following the START command.