I want to run commands on 2 cmds while opening the same file, like if I open a .bat file It opens 2 cmd and they run 2 differents commands (1 each). It's possible to do that?
If I got you right this is what you want to do, note it's a batch file:
#echo off
start cmd /c "echo 1st command && pause"
start cmd /c "echo 2nd command && pause"
Read about cmd here and about start here. The following switches of the cmd command can be considered:
/c: Carries out the command specified by string and then stops.
/k: Carries out the command specified by string and continues.
Instead of using /k I used /c with a pause command to show the concatenation of 2 commands here.
To concate 2 commands use commandA && commandB which is described here at ss64 which is a great site when it comes to batch scripting:
commandA && commandB: Run commandA, if it succeeds then run commandB
As requested another example with cd, dir and pause could look like:
#echo off
start cmd /c "cd C:\Users\ && dir && pause"
start cmd /c "cd C:\ && dir && pause"
It changes the directory, prints the directory list and wait for use input.
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I want to understand how I can run 2 .bat commands in a shortcut.
This are the 2 commands:
cd my_programm\startscripts\windows
start designer.cmd
How do I have to convert these commands to run from a shortcut?
I know I can run cmd with it:
%windir%\system32\cmd.exe /c "" ...
/c to execute the commands and then close the command line
"" to start in the current directory, because I use a relative path
But how do I have to write the two commands to use them as start parameters?
I'm running below command which is working successfully if I run it manually via command prompt
SET filename=testfile_26032021.txt && SET newfilename=%filename:~9,8% && copy C:\test\updatedtestfile_%newfilename%.txt C:\test\updatedtestfile_%newfilename%.txt.temp
But when I run this through an external call I get an error
The system cannot find the file specified.
Here's the command I'm running
cmd.exe /C SET filename=testfile_26032021.txt && SET newfilename=%filename:~9,8% && copy C:\test\updatedtestfile_%newfilename%.txt C:\test\updatedtestfile_%newfilename%.txt.temp
I caught the error by changing the flag from /C to /K.
Any idea what is wrong with this command?
You can't do like this SET filename=testfile_26032021.txt && SET newfilename=%filename:~9,8% because %filename% is expanded at parsing time where it's not available yet. You must enable delayed expansion and tell cmd to expand the command later with !variable_name!. Besides && ends the previous command so your whole thing is parsed as 3 commands:
cmd.exe /C SET filename=testfile_26032021.txt
SET newfilename=%filename:~9,8%
copy C:\test\updatedtestfile_%newfilename%.txt C:\test\updatedtestfile_%newfilename%.txt.temp
So you must quote the command like this
cmd.exe /V:on /C "SET "filename=testfile_26032021.txt" && SET "newfilename=!filename:~9,8!" && copy C:\test\updatedtestfile_!newfilename!.txt C:\test\updatedtestfile_!newfilename!.txt.temp"
or
cmd.exe /C "setlocal enabledelayedexpansion && SET filename=testfile_26032021.txt && SET newfilename=!filename:~9,8! && copy C:\test\updatedtestfile_!newfilename!.txt C:\test\updatedtestfile_!newfilename!.txt.temp"
See also
Windows command prompt: Using a variable set in the same line of a one-liner
How set a variable and then use it in the same line in command prompt
Setting and using variable within same command line in Windows cmd.exe
To avoid to repeat a task too often, I am setting up a batch file (in WINDOWS 10). It opens several CMD PROMPT to a specific Directory and launch a command.
For one case, I want the CMD PROMPT to open, to go to the specific directory and to set the COMMAND in the PROMPT without launching it. Then I'd just have to click on ENTER to launch that command whenever I want later on.
Here is my code:
setlocal ENABLEEXTENSIONS
set CordovaProjPath="C:\MyPath\"
start cmd /k "cd /d %CordovaProjPath% && cordova build android"
With this code it launches the command "cordova build android".
If I go with start cmd /k "cd /d %JCACordovaProjPath% instead of start cmd /k "cd /d %JCACordovaProjPath% && cordova build android" it gives me the PROMPT with: "C:\MyPath>", I'd like to write: "cordova build android" behind it without launching the command.
Any idea?
To provide repeatable execution (as mentioned in comments) you can put the relevant commands in a loop with a "quit" option:
#Echo Off
setlocal
Set "CordovaProjPath=C:\MyPath"
Set "CommandToRun=cordova build android"
:loop
Cd /D %CordovaProjPath%
Echo %CommandToRun%
set QUIT=
set /p QUIT=Press ENTER to run command or 'Q' to quit:
if /i "%QUIT%" == "Q" goto :eof
%CommandToRun%
goto :loop
Unlike the original, this runs the target command in the same command-window as the repeating loop. Depending on what the command in question does, this may be more attractive (less windows popping-up). However, some commands may cause the main window to close; if this is the case, you can revert to running the command in its own window in one of two different ways. In each case, replace the line:
...
%CommandToRun%
...
Run in own window and remain open
...
start "%CommandToRun%" /wait cmd /k %CommandToRun%
...
Using /k will leave the command-prompt window open after the target command has run -- this may be appropriate if you need to see the output of the command and it does not have its own pause.
Run in own window then close
...
start "%CommandToRun%" /wait cmd /c %CommandToRun%
...
Using /c will mean the command-prompt will close after the target command has run. This may be appropriate if you do not need to see the output of the command, or if it has its own pause.
Would something like this do you:
#Echo Off
Set "CordovaProjPath=C:\MyPath"
Set "CommandToRun=cordova build android"
Start "%CommandToRun%" Cmd /K "Cd /D %CordovaProjPath%&Echo %CommandToRun%&Pause>Nul&%CommandToRun%"
Below is an alternative which may allow for your alternative double-quoting method:
#Echo Off
Set CordovaProjPath="C:\MyPath"
Set CommandToRun="cordova build android"
Start %CommandToRun% Cmd /K "(Cd /D %CordovaProjPath%)&(Echo %CommandToRun%)&(Pause>Nul)&(%CommandToRun%)"
I'm trying to create a batch in Windows 7 that will open at least two Sikuli scripts in sequence. I've tried using the solutions found here and couldn't get them to work. This is the batch command I've used:
cmd /C C:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\all.sikuli
cmd /C C:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\sikuli_test.sikuli
I've also tried:
start /i /b /wait C:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r :\path\Sikuli\all.sikuli
start /i /b /:\path\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r :\path\Sikuli\sikuli_test.sikuli
The first Sikuli script executes but the second one does not. The problem seems to be within Sikuli IDE opening in cmd, which once it initializes doesn't allow any more commands in the batch to execute as Sikuli's monitoring process takes over the cmd prompt.
start /wait will wait for the executable to exit before continuing. Remove the /wait switch and batch will proceed to your second command.
have you tried
cd C:\SikuliX && runScript.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\all.sikuli
cd C:\SikuliX && runScript.cmd -r C:\path\Sikuli\sikuli_test.sikuli
What I did is I have two batch files to call the sikuli files ("Dummy1.sikuli" and "Dummy2.sikuli").
And then I have a 3rd batch file that will call all other batch files.
Sikuli opens by using the command window, and this way both .sikuli files have a command window.
My examples are all located in:
C:\Dummy
Files located here:
Dummy1.sikuli
Dummy2.sikuli
Dummy1.bat
Dummy2.bat
RunDummies.bat
Dummy1.bat
#ECHO OFF
REM Run Dummy1.sikuli
C:\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\Dummy\Dummy1.sikuli
Dummy2.bat
#ECHO OFF
REM Run Dummy2.sikuli
C:\Sikuli\runIDE.cmd -r C:\Dummy\Dummy2.sikuli
RunDummies.bat
#ECHO OFF
start cmd.exe /C Dummy1.bat
start cmd.exe /C Dummy2.bat
All I want to do is:
change to specific directory of a different drive
run a command in that directory e.g. dir
I need to do this in one line using cmd.exe starting from a different drive
I would do this like this:
c:
cd temp
dir
so in one statement so far I have:
cmd /c c: & cd\temp & dir
But this just gives me dir for the P: directory which I start from. How can I get dir returned from c:\temp?
I can't run a batch file and it must be in a one-line statement.
You may want to invoke CD with the /d option, thus not only changing the current directory on drive c: but also going there (in case you are not already on that drive).
cmd /c "cd /d c:\temp && dir"
you use && or & to separate multiple commands
if the cmd window is already opened and running from command line
c: && cd\temp && dir
or
cmd /c && c: && cd\temp && dir
You want quotes around that command line:
cmd /c "cd c:/ & dir"