Novice: how to get this working?

[Terry Pinnell]

In Windows 10, if I type the following at a command prompt (or in the
Run box) it works correctly, pasting the clipboard to IrfanView.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" /clippaste

I'd like to run it from a batch file, but this is clearly wrong as it
appears to do nothing.

start "C:\Program Files (x86)\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" /clippaste
exit

How do I correct it please?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Zaidy036]

Full start cmd: START "" [/WAIT] "path to program"

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Zaidy036

[JJ]

That's odd. No error message at all?
It works on my Win7 system as well as my Win10 VM.
May be something else is interfering.

[Terry Pinnell]

Thanks! This two liner worked:
START "" /WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\IrfanView\i_view32.exe"
/clippaste
exit

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Terry Pinnell]

Odd indeed. Given that the modified version from Zaidy works, presumably
it's some timing issue? What delay does /WAIT add?

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Terry Pinnell]

One small snag is that, despite the Exit line, the Command Prompt window
remains open (behind the IrfanView window).

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Zaidy036]

/WAIT is optional and then the batch will wait for the program run to
complete.

in your case do not use /WAIT and batch will finish.

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Zaidy036

[Terry Pinnell]

Excellent, thank you - spent an hour googling in vain for a solution!

Terry, East Grinstead, UK

[Zaidy036]

why Google? Instead open a command window and enter "START ?/"

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Zaidy036