Run Batch File without DOS window?

[scythetleppo]

How can this be done? Echoing off turns the echo off but there's still a black window.

[big_daddy]

How can this be done? Echoing off turns the echo off but there's still a black window.

Use @SW_HIDE as the flag for the run command, like so.

Run("filename", "", @SW_HIDE)

[NELyon]

i thought run could only run .exe's and .com file. i didn't know it could to .bat

[scythetleppo]

ok yeah that does work but now I have another problem.

Now that the window is hidden, this doesn't work:

Run ( "C:\temp.bat", "", @SW_HIDE) 
WinWaitActive ( "Installing" ) 
WinActivate ( "Installing" ) 
Sleep ( 500 ) 
Send ( "1" ) 
Sleep ( 500 ) 
Send ( "{ENTER}" ) 
Sleep ( 500 )

because it never becomes active.

any ideas on how to send it 1 and then enter like that?

[scythetleppo]

anyone?

[SmOke_N]

anyone?

Why not just try If WinExists()? And use ControlSend() rather than Send() Edited June 16, 2006 by SmOke_N

[MHz]

What are you Sending to?

Using WinWaitActive before WinActivate is going to accomplish little as WinWaitActive is waiting for the window to be active.

This may help

WinWait( "Installing" )
If Not WinActive( "Installing" ) Then
    WinActivate ( "Installing" )
EndIf
WinWaitActive ( "Installing" )

[new2autoit]

Hello Everyone !

scythetleppo, what OS are you running? I looked at your code and try this to exit the black screen in the back. I don't think you can hide it because if you do then the "WinWaitActive" is never going to execute. Try this to exit the background. Also you might want to read this

dim $root
run("cmd")
$root= EnvGet("systemroot")
Send("{space}")
;exits cmd
send( "chdir /d" & $root & "{enter}" & "cd \ {enter}" & "test.bat {enter} exit {enter}" )
;use your winwaitactive here. Hopefully it works

Hope it works.

Edited June 16, 2006 by new2autoit