Does anyone have a suggestion/solution on running a batch file from within the login script (not at the end after an exit), but not having to manually close the spawned window? For example, I create a batch file, test.bat, and call it from the middle of my login script. The test.bat file runs, but I am left with a DOS window with 'finished' at the top. I can create a pif, modify it to close automatically, but that only seems to work on the machine I created the pif file from, although I have copied to a common area on the network. I launch the pif from another workstation, and I still have to close the window.

Try initially to set up a once-off copy command in the login script to copy the working pif file to the local workstation when the user logs in. When all users have logged in they should a have a copy of the pif file that should behave the same as the original one. Might work.

Have you tried putting the word "Exit" at the end of your dos batch file?

I previously tried exit. Still did not work.

This is how I used batch commands in a script. Though it has been a few years. #command /c name.bat Make sure this follows any DOS/WIN search paths. The name.bat can have any prefix you prefer upto an 8 character word. ............................................ or you can use the EXIT command at the end of their last login script. EXIT "name.bat" You are limited to an 7 character prefix name. There are some great examples of some of these on novell's knowledgebase.

Launching the batch files are not a problem. I am attempting to figure out/understand how to close the spawned DOS window automatically. To clarify, this is not an 'exit' batch file, rather one I wish to call in the middle of the script, and I have attempted to invoke an exit at the end of a batch file. I use this line in my scripts to capture some user data. no keys------ #COMMAND /C ECHO %LOGIN_NAME %P_STATION %DAY_OF_WEEK %MONTH_NAME %DAY,%YEAR %HOUR:%MINUTE %AM_PM %OS %OS_VERSION %NETWORK_ADDRESS >>SYS:LOGIN\LOGINS\%LOGIN_NAME no keys------ It closes automatically, but I am only doing an echo, not a batch file. The batch files are the ones giving me fites. Thanks for all the suggestions, but nothing has worked yet. Shane

I had the same problem. and the solution is as follow: 1. Put The Command EXIT in the end of the bat file. 2. Then Do Right Click On The Bat File Then Go To Properties -> Program There You Will See A Check Box With The Label "Close On Exit" Make Sure It Is Mark On. Thats All It Should Work For You As It Work For Me.