How can I hide ms-dos window when running a .bat file? - windows

Question

I am running a .bat file for my script (Scheduled Tak (CronJob)) per minute.
When it runs, windows command prompt appears for a fiction of time.
My batch code like this;
#ECHO OFF
C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.4.3\php.exe -f "C:\wamp\www\tst\index.php"
How can I hide this window when it run?

Answer 1

Use a VBScript
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run("C:\yourbatch.bat"), 0, True
Run that which will run your batch file hidden.

Answer 2

I don't like the VBScript solution.
Download and copy nircmd.exe to your %systemroot%\system32 folder, then add this command to first line of your batch:
nircmd.exe win hide ititle "cmd.exe"
You can also change the title of your batch file terminal window by title command to avoid from hiding all cmd windows, like this:
title MyBatch
nircmd.exe win hide ititle "MyBatch"

Answer 3

This VBScript creates a copy of your batch file in %Temp%, executes it silently and deletes it afterwards
Dim fso
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim tempfolder
Const TemporaryFolder = 2
Dim WshShell, strCurDir
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strCurDir = WshShell.CurrentDirectory
batch = "#ECHO OFF" & vbCrLf & _
"C:\wamp\bin\php\php5.4.3\php.exe -f C:\wamp\www\tst\index.php"
Set tempfolder = fso.GetSpecialFolder(TemporaryFolder)
WshShell.CurrentDirectory = tempfolder
i=1
n=0
While n <> 1
If (fso.FileExists(i&".bat")) Then
i = i + 1
Else
n = 1
End If
Wend
Set File = fso.CreateTextFile(i&".bat",True)
File.Write batch
File.Close
Dim batchfile
batchfile = fso.GetAbsolutePathName(i&".bat")
WshShell.CurrentDirectory = strCurDir
WshShell.Run chr(34) & batchfile & Chr(34), 0, TRUE
fso.DeleteFile batchfile

Answer 4

I know the post is old but here is my solution, AGerman from dostips helped me code this script, its very useful.
#echo off &setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
:: Change the working directory to the directory of the batch file.
:: If the first passed argument was ~e~ (that is, the batch file was called from the VBScript)
:: then shift the parameters by one and continue at label :elevated
cd /d "%~dp0"&if "%~1"=="~e~" (shift&goto :elevated)
:: Assign the passed arguments to variable param.
set "param=%*"
:: NET SESSION fails if the batch code doesn't run with elevated permissions.
:: Assign variable __verb to "open" if the batch file runs elevated or to "runas" if it doesn't run elevated
>nul 2>&1 net session &&(set "__verb=open")||(set "__verb=runas")
:: Assign the name of the VBScript to variable vbs.
:: Assign the full name of the batch file to variable me.
:: Enable delayed variable expansion.
set "vbs=%temp%\uac.vbs"&set "me=%~f0"&setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
:: If arguments were passed, prepare them to be passed from within the VBScript by doubling the quotation marks.
if defined param set "param=!param:"=""!"
:: Write the VBScript. The ShellExecute method will run the batch file in a cmd.exe process where ~e~ will be passed as
:: first argument followed by the original arguments (saved in param). The UAC will be invoked if __verb was set to "runas".
:: Elsewise the UAC will not be invoked. For further information about the ShellExecute method see:
:: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/gg537745(v=vs.85).aspx
>"!vbs!" echo CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute "!comspec!", "/c """"!me!"" ~e~ !param!""", "", "%__verb%", 0
:: Run the VBScript in a cscript.exe process.
:: Delete the VBScript file.
:: Quit the batch execution.
cscript //nologo "!vbs!"&del "!vbs!"&goto :eof
:elevated
::~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:: Do your elevated stuff here...