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Name: tcpc
Date: August 22, 2007 at 11:15:19 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 2G/2G
Product: IBM
Comment:

Okay, it has been some time boys and girls since I have been around, but I'm back and the devs have me looking for a way to execute multiple .cmd files from a single .cmd file. Here's the tricky part; each one runs its own course and must have its own command window open. So... any thoughts from my old stomping grounds?

-TC PC 1
-aka TC



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Name: aegis
Date: August 22, 2007 at 13:12:12 Pacific
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If it can be a batch file, checkout the 'Start' command. It will start an application and proceed with the next batch command.


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Response Number 2
Name: Razor2.3
Date: August 22, 2007 at 17:27:09 Pacific
Reply:

Start "" 1.cmd
Start "" 2.cmd
Start "" 3.cmd
etc, etc...


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Response Number 3
Name: tcpc
Date: August 23, 2007 at 05:36:02 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks guys, I actually thought it was that easy but it just wasn't working with the extensions on the .cmd files... so...

start "" 1.cmd (command extension)

the extensions actually have to start on different servers; server1 server2 etc.

any more thoughts on this?

thanks all
TC


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Response Number 4
Name: aegis
Date: August 23, 2007 at 09:43:26 Pacific
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I'm not familiar with 'CMD' files and I'm not a networking expert, but might something like the following work?

start \\server1\folderx\file1.cmd
start \\server2\folderx\file2.cmd
start \\server2\foldery\file3.cmd
etc


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Response Number 5
Name: Razor2.3
Date: August 23, 2007 at 21:29:49 Pacific
Reply:

.CMD is WinXP's "official" .BAT.

tcpc, VBScript will do what you need. You'll need to know VBScript, but it isn't too difficult to make a wrapper .VBS to run your .CMD files.


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Response Number 6
Name: aegis
Date: August 24, 2007 at 10:24:03 Pacific
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Thanks Razor! I started off the day learning something new.


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