dividby0 said:
is it possible to hide a DOS window of batch files (.BAT) after
running them. i want to run a batch file in windows without
showing the window on the screen
Hi,
You can e.g. use a vbscript based batch file launcher for this, this
way you can hide the batch file completely.
Run it like this:
wscript.exe "C:\My Scripts\BatchLauncher.vbs" "C:\My Scripts\tst.bat"
(BatchLauncher.vbs is the VBScript, tst.bat is your batch file)
In the code below, it is the 0 in this line that hides the
batch file execution:
iRC = oShell.Run("""" & sFilePath & """", 0, True)
If you want to run it visible, but minimized, change the 0 to 7.
Content of BatchLauncher.vbs:
'--------------------8<----------------------
sTitle = "Batch launcher"
Set oArgs = WScript.Arguments
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
If oArgs.Count <> 1 Then
' Will die after 10 seconds if no one is pressing the OK button
oShell.Popup "Error: You need to supply a file path " _
& "as input parameter!", 10, sTitle, vbCritical + vbSystemModal
Wscript.Quit 1
End If
sFilePath = oArgs(0)
If Not oFSO.FileExists(sFilePath) Then
' Will die after 10 seconds if no one is pressing the OK button
oShell.Popup "Error: Batch file not found", _
10, sTitle, vbCritical + vbSystemModal
Wscript.Quit 1
End If
' add quotes around the path in case of spaces
iRC = oShell.Run("""" & sFilePath & """", 0, True)
' Return with the same errorlevel as the batch file had
Wscript.Quit iRC
'--------------------8<----------------------
WSH 5.6 documentation (local help file) can be downloaded
from here if you haven't got it already:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp
