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zib24
zib24

Reputation: 169

Batch script stops after first call to other batch script

I'm attempting to execute a batch script that currently looks like this:

D:
cd D:My Documents\FtpSolution\Test
getftp.bat
call delimconvert.exe
call convert-to-xls.bat

However this stops dead after getftp.bat has run.

What am I doing wrong? It's important that these commands all run sequentially.

Upvotes: 15

Views: 16210

Answers (3)

Adam
Adam

Reputation: 11

Try using "Goto :EOF" rather than "exit" at the end of the batch file that you're calling - in your case, the getftp.bat file... That's what fixed mine - tested on Win10 enterprise.

Upvotes: 1

Joey
Joey

Reputation: 354864

Use call:

Calls one batch program from another.

CALL [drive:][path]filename [batch-parameters]

  batch-parameters   Specifies any command-line information required by the
                     batch program.

If you invoke other batch files without call then control is passed to them but not back again (which is what call changes).

Upvotes: 39

adarshr
adarshr

Reputation: 62613

use start command to launch it in a new window.

start /wait getftp.bat

Upvotes: 2

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