how to execute a bash script in a jenkins declarative pipeline

[jesus fernandez]

I have started recently using Jenkins in windows 10. I have a freestyle job that sync from the SCM, build a C++ solution and then it runs a batch script to upload to steam. I am trying to convert it to pipeline as I realized reading the documentation how much more powerful it is. My problem is that on the step to run the .bat file it gets stuck forever, this is the step:

```

...

Stage('batch script'){

            steps{

                bat 'start C:/Users/User/.jenkins/workspace/Project/Steam Build 

                Scripts/scripts/build_dev.bat'

            }

        }

...

```

and this is the simple .bat file:

```

"C:\Users\User\.jenkins\workspace\Project\Steam Build Scripts\builder\steamcmd.exe" +login "someUser" "somePassword" +run_app_build "C:\Users\User\.jenkins\workspace\Project\Steam Build Scripts\scripts\app-build-813780-dev.vdf" +quit

```

running the same file from the freestyle job works fine like this:

[Jérôme Godbout]

Hi,

make sure to escape the path if it has spaces:

bat('start “C:/Users/User/.jenkins/workspace/Project/Steam Build Scripts/scripts/build_dev.bat”');

 

Why do you need the start? Is the command return before completion or something?

running the same file from the freestyle job works fine like this:

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[jesus fernandez]

I also tried with call  but I get this error:

```

16:18:43 C:\Users\User\.jenkins\workspace\pipeline_test>call C:/Users/User/.jenkins/workspace/Age_2_DE/Steam Build Scripts/scripts/build_dev.bat 16:18:43 'C:/Users/User/.jenkins/workspace/Age_2_DE/Steam' is not recognized as an internal or external command, 16:18:43 operable program or batch file.  

```

[jesus fernandez]

but what you suggested worked! probaly I need to improve my batch scripting knowledge as it is none at the moment. THANKS A LOT!