How to suppress "terminate batch job (Y/N)?"

[Cesar Romani]

I have the following batch file:

----------
@echo off
C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe %*
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and I cannot put C:\djvu in the PATH

Each time I interrupt the batch file, with CTRL-C, when it is running, I
always get:
terminate batch job (Y/N)?

How can I suppress it?

I was told to use:
start "dummy" /b C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe %*

but when I call the batch without parameters, it always pauses and I
have to press ENTER to get to the cmd shell.

Many thanks in advance,

--
Cesar

[frank.w...@gmail.com]

From CesarRomani:

>----------
>@echo off
>C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe %*
>----------

>... when I call the batch without parameters, it always pauses and I

>have to press ENTER to get to the cmd shell.

Try:

----------
@echo off
IF "%*" EQU "" (

start "dummy" /b C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe

) ELSE (

start "dummy" /b C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe %*

)
----------

I don't run Windows so I can't test that.

Frank

[Cesar Romani]

Thanks Frank, but it doesn't work. When I call it without arguments, I
always have to press ENTER to get to the cmd shell.

Regards,

--
Cesar

[Todd Vargo]

AFAIK, you can not suppress the "terminate batch job (Y/N)?" message.
Using START opens a separate window and returns immediately to the batch.

My search results indicate that pdf2djvu.exe is a Trojan horse. You need
to provide much more details about what you are doing and why.

--
Todd Vargo
(Post questions to group only. Remove "z" to email personal messages)

[Frank P. Westlake]

On 12/31/2014 03:50 PM, Cesar Romani wrote:

> frank.w...@gmail.com wrote:
>> ----------
>> @echo off
>> IF "%*" EQU "" (
>> start "dummy" /b C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe
>> ) ELSE (
>> start "dummy" /b C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe %*
>> )
>> ----------

> Thanks Frank, but it doesn't work. When I call it without arguments, I
> always have to press ENTER to get to the cmd shell.

I don't understand your problem because of your wording, and I can't
test my suggestions, and my memory of this language is fading, but try
this:

----------
@echo off
IF "%*" EQU "" (

start "dummy" C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe
) ELSE (
start "dummy" C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe %*
)
EXIT
----------

The change is the addition of the command EXIT and the removal of the
background switch (/b). If "pdf2djvu.exe" is a Windows application then
it doesn't need to be sent to the background, and if it is a console
application then sending it to the background will not allow the console
window to close before the application has finished. If it is a console
application then you are stuck with the console window unless you use a
third party program (or maybe CScript) which hides the window.

Frank

[Cesar Romani]

Yes, I can suppress it using 'start' on the batch!
pdf2djvu is only an example, you can use whatever executable you want.
I think I already described what I was doing: To put an executable in a
batch file, as in:

gfind.bat
=========
@echo off
C:\gnuwin32\find.exe %*

If I'm issuing, say 'gfind . -name "*.txt"' and I interrupt it with
CTRL-C I get:
terminate batch job (Y/N)?

How to suppress it and get directly to cmd, as with a normal executable?

Using 'start' I don't get this message, but then I have other problems.

[foxidrive]

On 2/01/2015 02:25, Cesar Romani wrote:

> How to suppress it and get directly to cmd, as with a normal executable?

Alt+space and C works for me.

[giovann...@gmail.com]

you may do this in your batch:
----------------
@echo off
C:\djvu\pdf2djvu.exe %* & exit
--------------
The 'exit' command leave the batch before sending the prompt.
the drawback is that even the command is closed. If you want to keep it,
run in this way

CMD /C MyBatch.bat

then the exit close only the second instance of cmd.