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Old 06-30-2009, 08:00 PM
Terry R.
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Re: Batch File Questions

The date and time was Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:23:24 PM, and on a whim,
Tim Meddick pounded out on the keyboard:

> It's probably simpler to use the "TITLE" command in a batch file to set
> the title, thusly :
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> @echo off
> title My Program
> start /w /b "C:\Program Files\My Application\My Program" /parameters
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> ....please note - there's no need for "quotes" after the 'title'
> command.
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> ==
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> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
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Tim,

You have to add the title quotes, even if they are dummies:
start "" /w /b "C:\Program Files\My Application\My Program" /parameters

otherwise what is between the quotes is interpreted as the title.

Terry R.
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Old 06-30-2009, 08:00 PM