In windows,I use the Notepad++ to write tex file, in the "run..." dialog,I input that:
cmd /k D:\CTEX\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\xelatex $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)
then run it,however the result shows that 'xdvipdfmx' is not an executable file. But I am sure that I have add its path to the system environment variable,and when I direct run it in the terminal, it's ok.
So,I want to know what I should do to run it in the notepad++ correctly.
Try these improvements:
enclose paths into quotes to avoid problems with spaces
add .exe to executable file name
test the full command in command prompt to see if it works (replace $(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)) with actual file name
please let me know the result
Your example after changes:
cmd /k "D:\CTEX\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\xelatex.exe" "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"
Test it in command prompt like:
cmd /k "D:\CTEX\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\xelatex.exe" "D:\Data\MyDoc1.tex"
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I was wondering if I could save an executable (windows) as a text file and then run it without changing its filetype extension.
I have researched a bit but haven't found anything specific.
I would like to run a vb script that "launches" the text file.
Let someone else (in this case, cmd) launch the txt file.
WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "cmd /c mytxtfile.txt", 1, false
But you can use cmd, runas, psexec, ... but you can not directly use vbscript to start a .txt file as a process unless .txt files are not a registered file type in windows.
CMD.exe passes any file it doesn't know to CreateProcess. CreateProcess looks in the file to see what to do with it, it doesn't use extensions. Therefore unknown file types can be executed by typing the full filename in a command prompt. If the filetype is registered then then cmd will do that rather than pass to CreateProcess.
I am using Windows 7
How can i run an input file (text file of commands) in an exe progam in CMD please.
Using other questions on the site, i have tried:
CMD /c ""C:/Program Files/Mplus/Mpluswin.exe" "C:/Users/jj/Desktop/mplus/test_mplus.inp""
which opens the input file in the program but does not run it
and this, which opens the program, but not the script
CMD /c "C:/Program Files/Mplus/Mpluswin.exe" < "C:/Users/jj/Desktop/mplus/test_mplus.inp"
Does this depend on the exe program?
Edit:
At present, the first command above launches the exe program and opens the text file within it (this is a file of program specific commands that will read in data, run calculations and output automatically). I can then run the commands in the exe program that has been opened (by selecting run in a menu) . But, I would like to pass the file to the exe program and it to be run automatically, ideally in the background. I am not sure of the correct terminology to use, so sorry if my description is unclear.
I've just noticed that you enclosed the entire term in an extra set of double quotes, and used linux forward slashes - try this batch file and also see if there is any error message on the console.
#echo off
cd /d "%userprofile%\Desktop\mplus"
"C:\Program Files\Mplus\Mpluswin.exe" "test_mplus.inp"
echo mplus was launched
pause
How can I run a command that is located in a folder using a text file. Here is the command
C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp>makecab/f directories.txt
currently I am able to run upto this path "C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp" using notepad by using the following as a notepad content
cmd /k "cd C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp"
But i'm not able to run the makecab/f directories.txt from notepad. how to modify the notepad content so that the makecab/f directories.txt will execute automatically without manually typing the command in run window?
I assume you want to be able to run the above command using a text file?
That does not make much sense, but maybe due to your English level, I can try to answer your question
Open a new notepad text file.
Type the command you want to run:
C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp>makecab/f "C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp\directories.txt"
Notice that you need to specify full path for directories.txt because since you will run this command from somewhere else, you would need to make sure the path is correct.
Save the file as SomeFileName.bat notice that you must save it with .bat not .txt otherwise, the file will not be executable. Also, make sure Windows is not hiding known extensions to avoid having your file named: YourFileName.bat.txt.
There are two ways of solving your problem.
If you want the command window to remain open after finishing the job, then change this line:
cmd /k "cd C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp"
to this one:
cmd /k "cd C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp & makecab/f directories.txt"
Alternatively, though, you could have the command window close automatically upon completing the batch script. In that case replace your command with these two lines:
cd C:\Program Files\GAPS\XML Forms\CSurvey\temp
makecab/f directories.txt
Note the absence of cmd /k. The command window will automatically open when you start the script and it will stay open while the script is executing.
Newbie to windows scripting. I need help running the .bat file on the command line so I can test it.
I used Text Document as my editor to create the file (opens up also as Notepad).
I performed file "save as" (ALL FILES). If I open up cmd, I can see the file has a .txt extension (myfile.bat.txt). So if I just type in cmd myfile.bat.txt the editor opens. I am not sure how to execute this correctly.
As for the logic in my batch script, I am basically logging into a remote directory (already created the net mount) and now I want to:
run an executeable file
rename some files.
With some research, I written this so far. I have saved it as a .bat file
# echo off
echo This is a batch file to run an executable and rename some files
pause
--run executable file here, just don't know how to do it
x:
cd x:
rename fileA fileB
Any help, good tips/practice would be great. Thanks.
Type in this command in cmd window:
rename myfile.bat.txt myfile.bat
Now you can run the script by simply invoking:
myfile.bat
or
myfile
(provided there's no myfile.exe or myfile.com in the same directory).
If you need to edit the script further, you can either right click it in Explorer and choose Edit or call the editor from the command window:
notepad myfile.bat
To call a program from the script, simply add its name, if it's in the current directory:
someprogram.exe
or the name with the path, if it's somewhere else:
directory\program.exe
or
d:\directory\program.exe
If the name or the path contain spaces, be sure to enclose the entire name & path string in double quotes:
"d:\directory\program name.exe"
you can just type the full name of the program
eg
"c:\program dir\program.exe"
or you can add the program directory to your path environment variable
set PATH=%PATH%;"c:\program dir"
and just type the program name
program
you can also edit your PATH variable in windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519
NOTE: When you save the file in notepad, you want to save it as filename.BAT and select All Files from the second dropdown. If you don't it still gets saved as a .TXT.
A couple of command to consider:
CSCRIPT cscript /? in CMD
START http://ss64.com/nt/start.html
If you're doing say a VBSCRIPT use CSCRIPT to start it. If you're trying to execute another BATCH script or an EXE, use START
Take an excruciatingly simple batch file:
echo hi
pause
Save that as test.bat. Now, make a shortcut to test.bat. The shortcut runs the batch file, which prints "hi" and then waits for a keypress as expected. Now, add some argument to the target of the shortcut. Now you have a shortcut to:
%path%\test.bat some args
The shortcut runs the batch file as before.
Now, run the shortcut as administrator. (This is on Windows 7 by the way.) You can use either right-click -> Run as Administrator, or go to the shortcut's properties and check the box in the advanced section. Tell UAC that it's okay and once again the shortcut runs the batch file as expected.
Now, change the arguments in the target of the shortcut to add double quotes:
%path%\test.bat "some args"
Now try the shortcut as administrator. It doesn't work this time! A command window pops up and and disappears too fast to see any error. I tried adding > test.log 2>&1 to the shortcut, but no log is created in this case.
Try running the same shortcut (with the double quotes) but not as Administrator. It runs the batch file fine. So, it seems the behavior is not because of the double quoted parameters, and it's not because it's run as Administrator. It's some weird combination of the two.
I also tried running the same command from an administrator's command window. This ran the batch file as expected without error. Running the shortcut from the command window spawned a new command window which flashed and went away. So apparently the issue is caused by a combination of administrator, the shortcut, and the double quotes.
I'm totally stumped, does anyone have any idea what's going on? I'd also like a workaround.
I just ran Process Monitor on this and here is what I saw:
Run as User:
cmd /c ""C:\Users\Sunbelt\Desktop\test.bat" "some args""
Run as Admin:
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C "C:\Users\Sunbelt\Desktop\test.bat" "some args"
For some reason, the Run as Admin case is not quoting the entire command. It seems it is trying to run the command:
C:\Users\Sunbelt\Desktop\test.bat" "some args
I would guess that since the first space is quoted it actually trying to run the following command:
"C:\Users\Sunbelt\Desktop\test.bat some" args
And in Process Monitor logs there is a file system entry of "NO SUCH FILE" for "C:\Users\Sunbelt\Desktop\test.bat some". I don't know why it is different when run as Admin, but that's what appears to be happening.
To work around this, create another bat file on a path without spaces, and with a filename without spaces, that simply does this:
call "Long path to original bat file\Original bat file.bat"
This secondary bat file can be run as admin.
You can now create a shortcut to this secondary bat file and check run as admin in the shortcut's advanced options. The shortcut can be placed on a path with spaces and it can have a filename containing spaces.
In my case I just want to pass one filename as parameter, but the path has spaces.
I found a solution that worked for this case (if that's okay to truncate the file name).
Create another bat file (input_gate.bat) to remove the spaces in the path using the syntax of CALL.exe.
Assuming that the shortcut is named test.lnk and is on the same route as the input_gate.bat:
call %~sdp0test.lnk %~sf1
This pass as a parameter to test.bat the full file name in short format, with administrator privileges.
%~sdp0 -> Is the current path (for the input_gate.bat) in short format.
%~sf1 -> Is the first parameter passed to input_gate.bat (in my case the full filename with spaces)
This worked for me in Windows 7:
ShortcutTarget: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C myscript.bat Param1 "Param Two with spaces"
StartIn: "C:\Path containing\my script"
Not tried it yet as Admin. I don't think it would work if myscript.bat contained spaces
I finally figured it out, in a way that allows the use of long filenames (short filenames weren't adequate for my use case). My solution works on Win 7, 8, and 10. I think it was inspired by Luke's mention of the missing double-quote.
Here it is:
1.) For the shortcut you create to the batch file, which you set to run as admin, use the following command line:
cmd /s /c ""path_to_batch_file"
Note that there are 2 double-quote characters at the beginning of the command, and only 1 at the end, even though there should normally be 2 at the end also. But that is the trick in getting it to work!
2.) In your batch file, add back the missing double-quote character:
set user_file=%1"
That's it! Here's an example to let you see it in action:
1.) On your desktop, create "test.bat" with the following content:
#echo off
set user_file=%1"
echo The file is: %user_file%
pause
3.) Create a shortcut to the batch file. Set it to run as admin, and give it the following command line:
cmd /s /c ""%userprofile%\desktop\test.bat"
4.) Drag a file onto the shortcut. Success! (I hope...)
Answer here worked for me: https://superuser.com/questions/931003/passing-variables-with-space-to-the-command-line-as-admin
Which is...
Adding cmd /C before the target.
I also had to make sure my script's name and path didn't have spaces, and not quote the script's path in target.