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o17t H1H' S'k
o17t H1H' S'k

Reputation: 2734

how to launch an application from a batch file without giving it focus (windows 7)

i have a batch file with a for loop, in which i launch my application repeatedly (the app terminates by itself). i am using:

start /wait /min myapp

in order to have it run minimized and wait for self-termination. my problem is that the application steals window focus each time it is run. how can i launch the app without giving it focus?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3509

Answers (2)

o17t H1H' S'k
o17t H1H' S'k

Reputation: 2734

my app is a c# form and the problem was having topmost = true

Upvotes: 0

jeb
jeb

Reputation: 82297

You could use a Batch/JScript hybrid, so you can use the WScript.Run method.

With the second parameter =7 you got it.

7=(Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains active.).
MSDN Run Method

@if (@X)==(@Y) @goto :Dummy @end/* Batch part
@echo off
setlocal
cscript //nologo //e:jscript "%~f0"
goto :eof

Jscript part begins here */
var sh=new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    sh.Run("cmd /c wait.bat",7,true)
    sh.Run("cmd /c wait.bat",7,true)

The wait.bat

ping -n 5 127.0.0.1

Upvotes: 1

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