simple bat file

[germanjulian]

whats the command to start multiple programs
i cant get it to work
winxp

this doesnt work:

run C:\Program Files\KaZaA Lite\Kazaa.exe
run C:\Program Files\KaZaA Lite\Speed Up.exe
run C:\Program Files\folding\FAH3Console.exe
run C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm/zonealarm.exe

man i feel stupid

[nothing]

what if you just type

C:\Program Files\KaZaA Lite\Kazaa.exe
C:\Program Files\KaZaA Lite\Speed Up.exe
C:\Program Files\folding\FAH3Console.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm/zonealarm.exe

????

Just a thought, I don't use xp.

[germanjulian]

well thats what i tried

unrecognised command??

strange

[Steve R Jones]

WHat operating system?

Try replacing the word RUN with CALL

[michaeln]

I might have missed the point but why don't you create a shortcut to each programme in your startup folder?

I don't know about the rest but Zone Alarm should autostart at bootup without the need to add it to a .bat file.

[jmichna]

Either change the command string directory names to 8.3 e.g., C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\Kazaa.exe

or put quotes around the command string e.g.
"C:\Program Files\KaZaA Lite\Kazaa.exe"
"C:\Program Files\KaZaA Lite\Speed Up.exe"
"C:\Program Files\folding\FAH3Console.exe"
"C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm/zonealarm.exe"

I'd try the quotes first. Don't remember if the CALL command only works to call other batch files, or if it will call executables too... been away from DOS for too long.

Let us know what works.
jmichna

[germanjulian]

yeah that work up till the first line of code
basically kazza starts then it stops and the bat file is open but doesnt do anything :mad:

dam it i dont remember dos at all

[jmichna]

Originally posted by germanjulian
yeah that work up till the first line of code
basically kazza starts then it stops and the bat file is open but doesnt do anything :mad:

dam it i dont remember dos at all Seems that once the focus goes to the newly opened program, the focus remains there rather than returning to the batch file. That new program would have to close to return focus to the batch file. This is an interesting problem.

[Steve R Jones]

Am betting jmichna is on target with the directory names. Try combining the two:

CALL C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\Kazaa.exe

[fini]

You could write a little VB code snippit to do it. That way when you shell'd the command you could tell it to open out of focus (but not hazy) at the same time.

fini

[germanjulian]

i gave up

CALL C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\Kazaa.exe;
CALL C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\Speedu~1.exe;
CALL C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\KLChea~1.exe;
CALL C:\Progra~1\fold\FAH3Co~1.exe

sort of works but not really?

[Steve R Jones]

Remove the semi colon. The CALL function is "suppost" to launch apps. WHen done it launches the next one.

[the xenon]

Yeh it executes the first command and waits till it will finish executing then it goes on to the next one. You want them all executed at once right?

[DeathMagi]

try

start C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\Kazaa.exe
start C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\Speedu~1.exe
start C:\Progra~1\KaZaAL~1\KLChea~1.exe
start C:\Progra~1\fold\FAH3Co~1.exe