command statements question

[jleites]

Sorry for putting this question here, but I can't find a forum for DOS type batch command questions.

I'm running XP and put a few lines of command code in a batch file that I want to run at Windows Startup. The code works, but the problem is it opens a DOS window (which would show the commands if I hadn't included the Echo Off command). The DOS window is displayed until I manually close it. Is there a way to not show, or automatically close the window?

 

[EBGreen]

One way would be to run the batch file via a VBScript. Then you could set whether it is visible or not. Check the VBScript forum and search for WScript.Shell and .Run to find examples.

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[bubba100]

Have you tried "End"?

 

[jleites]

There isn't an END command, but in the weird world of Microsoft, I found that START works. Instead of my last command just being the path to the program I want to run, I changed it to the START command, and the window now closes automatically. I'd like it not to show at all, but I can live with it closing.

 

[bubba100]

Just for fun create a batch file and copy in the following. Open it and see what it does.

@echo off
set name=Joe Smith
set address=1 Main Street

echo %name%
echo %address%
@echo off
pause
end

 

[trollacious]

end does nothing at all. If you want to REALLY test it, put it BEFORE the pause.

When I did that (without the echo off), the command processor gave the following message:

'end' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Lee

 

[bubba100]

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