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Alexander
Alexander

Reputation: 20224

Batch file: Pause does not keep the window open

I made some batch files for builds etc, and some stay open until I press a key, some don't. Since the batch files are started on doubleclick from explorer, the last command always is pause.

This works:

@echo off
sencha app build testing
pause

This does not work:

@echo off
cscript /nologo newKey.vbs
sencha app build production
copy build\production\MyApp\app.js phonegap\www\
cd phonegap
cordova build android wp8
pause

Why does pause not wait for my keystroke here? Does it get any "keystroke" from the command before?

I am using Windows 8.1, if that matters...

Upvotes: 0

Views: 502

Answers (1)

MC ND
MC ND

Reputation: 70923

Because cordova is cordova.cmd, a batch file, and when a batch file invokes another batch file the execution flow is transferd to the called batch but does not return to the caller

You will need to use the call command, so the execution flow returns to the caller 

call cordova build android wp8

Upvotes: 2

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