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Abs
Abs

Reputation: 57926

CMD Script: How to close the CMD

I have created a small command that will let me launch Internet Explorer. However, I wish to close the small command prompt that shows up when I launch IE. How can I do this? This is my current code:

"%ProgramFiles%\Internet
Explorer\iexplore.exe"
http://localhost/test.html
PAUSE

I am guessing if I take out the Pause. It will close the CMD box upon closing IE??

Also is there another command that I can use to simply create a command that will let me add something to the Menu with a small icon, which in turn runs the above. Is this complicated? Any tutorials I can use?

Thanks all

Upvotes: 9

Views: 74630

Answers (7)

AntonyMan
AntonyMan

Reputation: 51

"Mind the gap!"

Command Prompt always takes the empty space as separator, unless it's enclosed in double quotes. So, if any Path, or Program/File Name, or anything includes empty space/es, must closed in quotes.

  • eg. "C:/Program files/..." path/directory or "Any Program/Command/File.exe/cmd/txt..." Program/Command/File Name includes space/es.

Syntax:

> start /?
Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
START ["title"] [/D path] (start swiches here...) [command/program] (com/prog-parameters here)

start "" /d "Drive:/the/Program/Path/..." "Command/Program Name.extension" "File-Name.extension"

So, it's usual fault: If you don't set the 1st set of quotes "" for title (even if there's nothing to enclose), then the START command takes whats inside the 1st quotes set (eg. path! or Program Name!) and sets it as title... and of course, it messing up.

Upvotes: 0

sand
sand

Reputation: 1

A little late here, but running it in minimized mode or invisible mode might be another option. Source: https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/run-bat-files-invisibly-without-displaying-command-prompt/

Running .BAT or .CMD files in minimized mode To run a batch file in a minimized window state, follow these steps:

  1. Create a shortcut to the .BAT or .CMD file. To do so, right click on the file, click Send To, Desktop (create shortcut)
  2. Right click on the shortcut and choose Properties
  3. In the Run: drop down, choose Minimized
  4. Click OK
  5. Double-click the shortcut to run the batch file in a minimized window state.

Upvotes: 0

Janac Meena
Janac Meena

Reputation: 3567

You can also launch your program with the /c switch, which terminates the cmd once its finished executing

for example

cmd /c "%ProgramFiles%\InternetExplorer\iexplore.exe" http://localhost/test.html

Upvotes: 2

Anders
Anders

Reputation: 101666

@echo off
start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://www.example.com"
exit /b

But you really should not force IE, but use the default browser:

@echo off
start http://www.example.com
exit /b

exit /b does not work on win9x IIRC, so if you need to support every version of windows and close the terminal window if the user double clicks your batch file, go with:

@echo off
start http://www.example.com
cls

Upvotes: 4

Russ Cam
Russ Cam

Reputation: 125498

you need this on the end

&& exit

For example

"%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://google.co.uk && exit

Upvotes: 9

Dirk Vollmar
Dirk Vollmar

Reputation: 176179

Use the start command:

start "title" "%ProgramFiles%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.example.com

Upvotes: 17

svens
svens

Reputation: 11628

You have to add 'start' in front of every program you launch, elsewhere your script is going to wait until it's finished.

Upvotes: 1

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