I'm new with batch file and the code I'm using I had to find but it always opens cmd but doesn't close it after the program is open. I'm aware that it doesn't close because it's a window process and cmd doesn't close until after the window is closed. I would like to to close after it opens the window. Here is the code:
"C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe" -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar "Minecraft_Server.exe"
I've used many different ways close it like putting Exit at the end or putting cmd /c in front but that didn't work.
Update
The start command does not seem to work with multiple parameters.
Only solution I could come up with is creating a windowless executable that handles the executing with multiple parameters.
Original answer
I've tested the following and it works because Progra~1 is the a conversion of the Program files folder in oldskool 8 character style:
start c:\Progra~1\Intern~1\iexplore.exe -new -k "http://www.google.com/"
I cannot verify this because I do not have java, but it should work:
start C:\Program~1\Java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe -Xmx1G -Xms1G -jar "Minecraft_Server.exe"
However if more folders start with Progra then it could also be Progra~2, Progra~3 etc. You would have to try what works.
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I know how to do this in C++, C#, etc, but I've got a simple BAT file that does a couple operations on a file, opens it in Notepad++, and proceeds to the next file. Because I want to wait for it to finish running on 2 to 20 files, I want it to run in the background until it's finished.
Here's my line to open the file in Notepad++:
start "" /b "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%filepath%"
Is it possible to START a program so that it runs without stealing focus?
This is not a general solution, but for your specific requirement (notepad++) you could try command line option of notepad++.exe -systemtray
from notepad cmd line spec:
-systemtray
Start Notepad++ minimised in the system tray, aka notification area
(There is an option to start program minified start /min, but n++ does not honor it... it works with regular notepad, though)
I want to create a batch file to do the following:
Start selenium server(webdriver-manager start)
Run Protractor tests(protractor conf.js)
Stop Selenium server()
This needs 2 different command prompts since webdriver-manager start will keep running and simultaneously the tests need to be executed
I have achieved the following so far. I have created a .bat file with the following contents:
start runTests.cmd
webdriver-manager start
Ctrl-C(**DOES NOT WORK**)
However, I am not able to figure out a way to shutdown the Selenium server(which is achieved by pressing Ctrl+C on the same window on which the webdriver-manager start command is executed)
You can generate keystrokes using VB Script, which can be called from a batch file.
I followed this post: http://www.w7forums.com/threads/f5-key-via-batch-file.18046/, substituting {F5} with ^{C} for Ctrl+C. So my file looks like:
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.SendKeys "^{C}"
You need to save this file with a ".vbs" extension.
I also found from this answer VBScript - switching focus to window using AppActivate how to set the focus to another window (which you know the title of). Doing this first, you can direct your keystroke to the appropriate window, so:
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.AppActivate "Untitled - Notepad"
objShell.SendKeys "^{C}"
I experimented with an empty instance of Notepad, so you'll need to change the window title string appropriately. (Ctrl+C doesn't do anything in Notepad, but Alt+F4 closes it, so I used "%{F4}" to test it.)
Then you can simply call the VBS file from your batch file to run it.
Good Day.
I have an Powerbuilder application that triggers a batch file to start up a database server.
Below the contents of the batch file:
"C:\Program Files\Sybase\SQL Anywhere 8\win32\dbsrv8.exe" -c 8m -n DEMO "C:\loadcon\db_demo\demo.db"
This all works fine.
However I would like the command window to close automatically after the execution of the batch script. I have spend most of today reading this website and trying options that might work, like adding start, exit, /exit, /c but none work correct. With the start option in front it has a problem with the database switch -c. Repositioning the string quotation marks withing the batch file has undesirable effect on the database startup. However adding /exit at the end - first the the database promts a mssg 'Cant read file /exit' and then the cmd prompt closes - so, something is working but not 100%.
Anybody can enlighten me?
Thanks
Alex
You don't call it with /exit or /c
Batchfile.bat:
"C:\Program Files\Sybase\SQL Anywhere 8\win32\dbsrv8.exe" -c 8m -n DEMO "C:\loadcon\db_demo\demo.db"
EXIT
It has to be a newline
edit
It might be that the program never actually exits, so will never reach the "EXIT" command. Usually when a .bat file is executed with windows scheduler or double-clicked, it will open and close the command prompt as soon as the program finishes and exists.
Might want to consider using vbscript or cscript to execute the command. I can't remember my vbs for batch files so well though :)
REEDIT 16 Apr
Re: your comment, try this?
cd C:\Program Files\Sybase\SQL Anywhere 8\win32
dbsrv8.exe -c 8m -y -q -n DEMO C:\loadcon\db_demo\demo.db
exit
Hello I'm getting sick from repeating commands in the cmd window so I want a .bat file that makes cmd opens then execute the command, and would be great if it's closed after executing the commands like example:
ipconfig/release
ipconfig/renew
Then closes the cmd window
Thanks.
Easy:
Put both commands in a text file, name it "new.bat".
Add a #echo off and a exit, and you are done:
#echo off
ipconfig/release
ipconfig/renew
exit
Every time, when you enter new, it will execute these commands.
And you can even do it with a double-click in WindowsExplorer.
You could save the .bat file to the desktop, so you can reach it easy with your mouse.
I have three different commands that I want to execute my running one script,
I created a file called as myscript.bat
I want the following two commands to run in sequence when I run the script:
cd C:\Users\johnDoe\Idea\View\Proxy
node proxy.js
PS:And after that I want the cmd to be left open, not close automatically
Leave the bat file as it is, but run it with cmd /k myscript.bat. Also, if there's a chance of the command window opening by default on another drive, you might want to add the line C: to the beginning of the script to change volumes. cd changes folders within a given volume, but it doesn't actually change volumes.
Alternatively, if you just want the window to stay open so you can read the output, but you don't actually want to run any additional commands in it after your commands finish, you can just add the line pause at the end of the script.
#reirab's answer contains the crucial pointer: use cmd /k to create a console window that stays open.
If you don't want to use cmd /k explicitly - say, because you want to open the batch file from Explorer, you have 2 options:
[Suboptimal] Add a cmd /k statement as the last statement to your batch file.
[Better] Write a wrapper batch file that invokes the target batch file with cmd /k.
For instance, if your batch file is startProxy.bat, create another batch file in the same folder, name it startProxyWrapper.bat, and assign the following content:
#cmd /k "%~dp0startProxy.bat"
When you then open startProxyWrapper.bat from Explorer, a persistent console window (one that stays open) will open and execute startProxy.bat.