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Batch files

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  • Started 5 years ago by yarivd1
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yarivd1
Posts: 22

Why can't I use:
start "%userprofile%\My Documents\application.exe"
on batch files? I know that there are spaces on the location but it don't work even though
there are " ", and it just opens CMD window.
Thanks.

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bamsan
bamsan
Posts: 80

If you want to run an application, just omit the start

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yarivd1
Posts: 22

Thanks bamsan.
Now there's another problem, there are two executables on the batch files that I want to run at the same time, but it waits until I'm terminating the first file, then it opens the second. How can I fix it?

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bamsan
bamsan
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Create shortcut to your .exe files, and call the shortcuts from your batch file. This should do the trick

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yarivd1
Posts: 22

Thank you, it's working

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