With batch, if you get an error, the most you see of it is a flash of text and then the program ends. Is there anyway to have it slow down? or to have it stop before closing when it hits an error?
Thanks
If you execute your Batch file from the command-line in a MS-DOS window and an error happens, you can just review the text in the window to see what happened.
On the other hand, if you execute the Batch file via a double click in the explorer you see nothing if the Batch file have an error. Is this your case? If so, the easiest solution is to test the Batch file in a MS-DOS window until it works ok.
However, if you still need a method to stop closing the DOS window when the Batch file ends, you can do that this way:
Right click on your Batch file and select Create shorcut, a Shorcut is created.
Right click on the Shortcut and select Properties
In Target, after the "C:\Path\filename.bat" string add: & PAUSE
Select OK
This way, when you execute the Shortcut via a double click, the DOS window will execute a PAUSE after the Batch file ends for any reason.
Redirect the output with > to capture it in a file.
You might need: command > file 2>&1
try this :
if NOT ["%errorlevel%"]==["0"] (
pause
exit /b %errorlevel%
)
Run the script from a present CMD.exe and add "exit /b 1" to the scripts end of file. Remove any simple "exit".
Open a new cmd window and execute your command there. The newly opened window will not be closed when an error occurs.
start cmd /k [command]
This works for me with basic commands. Not sure if it's useful for anything more advanced.
To stop a batch script before it ends, put the pause command on a new line, which will make the script wait for user input (like an enter key) before continuing (or closing).
for a second
PING -n 2 127.0.0.1 > NUL 2>&1
or for 10secs
timeout /t 10 /nobreak
This works for me. Similar to #Sri7's answer but you need the brackets and quotes:
if NOT ERRORLEVEL 0 (
pause
)
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I want to create a batch file that can detect an executable is running or not and if not, it should start it immediately after the executable is closed.
I tried wait command but it doesn't seems to work as I wanted, like when I type:
#echo off
:Restart
start "SY" /wait "C:\Program Files (x86)\SY.exe"
goto Restart
It starts my executable program and not let it close, but when the executable is minimized and restored, then it closes very easily when close button is clicked.
Then it shows a message in the command window: ^CTerminate batch job (Y/N)?
But nothing like that happens when I try the same batch code for notepad executable:
#echo off
:Restart
start "Edit Text" /wait "%windir%\Notepad.exe"
goto Restart
The notepad window never close, even by minimizing and restoring then clicking close, it does not close.
So I want the results for my executable to be the same as the results for the notepad executable. Any help would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks in advance!!!!
you can check if your .EXE is running with takslist. If it isn't running (||) then just start it. Put a loop around and you're done:
:loop
tasklist |findstr /ibc:"SY.EXE" || "C:\Program Files (x86)\SY.exe"
timeout 1
goto :loop
I know that the question was not very clear, so I will try to make it clearer.
I am looking for the batch script command to open a cmd window that runs like a batch program.
I know the command exists as I have seen it used before and have used it before, however, as of late I have not been
able to find it or remember it. The command looks something like this
#echo off
start cmd.exe ("#echo off && echo second window opened && pause")
pause
It would open a second cmd window that read.
second window opened
press any key to continue...
And when you pressed a key the second window would close, just like a batch file cmd window would. As you probably can tell I am relatively new to batch scripts and am still a little iffy on how it works.
Not bad memory. Almost done
start "title" cmd /c "echo in other window & echo. & pause"
Type cmd /? and start /? to get all the needed information for this commands usage
I'm trying to write batch script to create a folder if it does not already exist.
Following up the online examples, below is my script.
The problem is; first pause works, then probably due to syntax error the window closes even before reaches to the second pause, so I can't really tell which part of my script is wrong.
Could anyone show me how to prevent closing window so that I can see what's on the window?
#echo off
:copy theme images over
:designer
echo copying theme images over...
pause
if not exist "%K2DIR%\K2 SmartForms Runtime\Styles\Themes\Sharepoint 2013\rich_text"
(
md "%K2DIR%\K2 SmartForms Runtime\Styles\Themes\Sharepoint 2013\rich_text333"
)
pause
You could put this line at the beginning of the batch file:
if not defined in_subprocess (cmd /k set in_subprocess=y ^& %0 %*) & exit )
What this line does is, the first time you run it, it re-launches itself in a subprocess that doesn't exit after it finishes running the batch file.
You need to pass the /K switch to CMD, or just open a Command Window and run the batch from the command line.
Press start and type cmd and press enter, you will launch a command prompt.
Just drag and drop what you need to run (your python script, .exe ...) into the cmd windows, and press enter.
(You might some time to run the cmd as admin: find the cmd in the start menu, right-click on it, choose run as admin).
I recorded the screen (bandicam) for when I couldn't quite read the error message, and then I could replay it; I suppose this is mainly helpful if you already have software on your computer.
using pause at end of batch paused the cmd screen, tanks!
How to prevent batch window from closing when error occurs?
I had the problem when using robocopy. My solution was:
if not %errorlevel% lss 8 pause
For Robocopy every exit code below 8 is a success:
https://ss64.com/nt/robocopy-exit.html
I know it seems this has been asked before, but I need a batch to open another batch in a new window. I've tried:
start abc.bat
cmd abc.bat
run abc.bat
and others. They've all opened in the same window or just opened Command Prompt in new window, ignoring my batch. Is there a batch command to open a batch file in a new window?
Is this what your after?
start "New Window" cmd /c test.cmd
It's a little bit strange that start abc.bat doesn't work but I assume this is because you are running this in the middle of another batch. You probably need call:
22:22:38.85 c:\help call
Calls one batch program from another.
CALL [drive:][path]filename [batch-parameters]
Giving you start call abc.bat or call start abc.bat depending on what the exact problem is.
To simply do it is just
start cmd /c "exampleexample.bat"
This could also work with spaces;
start cmd /c "example example.bat"
And directories.
start cmd /c "C:\NAME\Example\Hi there\example example.bat"
I created my universal batch with this and this works flawlessly.
start abc.bat works for me. What is the problem in your case? You could also try start cmd /c abc.bat.
I found something that works:
call "C:\FILEPATH HERE\abc"
Demo:
#echo off
call "C:\Users\USERNAME HERE\Desktop\abc"
This should work <3
Unfortunatly, I know of no such method (I encounter the same thing). However, try killing the old window when you start the batch
abc.bat:
abd.bat
stop
abd.bat:
#echo off
#echo It works!
If you are going to run it in a different command prompt, type start C:\abc.bat or whatever the directory of abc.bat is, or if you want to open it in the same command prompt, type call "C:\abc.bat" again, wherever the directory is. It should work
Either:
call "C:\abc.bat"
or
start C:\abc.bat
I am writing a series of batch files to demonstrate to my class what a computer virus can do. All I need is a SIMPLE line of code that will open another file. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Is this what you're looking for?
#echo off
echo One
start notepad.exe
exit
echo Two
It will echo "One", start notepad, then exit the Command Prompt in which it's running. It won't echo "Two".
If you want to open a document (or a web page, or whatever) rather than an executable, just specify its pathname in place of "notepad.exe" and start will do the right thing.
If you don't want to close the Command Prompt, but just want to end the execution of the batch script, do this:
#echo off
echo One
start notepad.exe
goto :eof
echo Two
That will return you to the prompt without echoing "Two".
Well here is how to open another executable but what do you mean close the original batch file?
start /d C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe
and then to exit early you could just use exit. but if you reach the end of the batch it may just close anyway.