Need some DOS help. ^_^

[DigitalCancer]

I am wanting to make a shortcut for a program we use at work, you have to to the cmd prompt to start it. I am wanting to make an executable batch of some sort to start it up.

Additionally i am wanting to make a batch file that will launch all of my programs at once, and would like to try and launch my web-pages as well (i have about 8 to start everyday), i would just use FireFox for this, but the company won't let us. =/

Please help me out if you can. Thanks.

 

[Allanv]

@echo off

call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\winword.exe"


etc etc the " " are there so that cmd ignores the long names

 

[Kelnoen]

for the web pages could you just do

call "http://www.website.com" ??

 

[DigitalCancer]

well i could do that. BUT...this is a DOS command, comes up from another server so...there is no exe to link it to. As it is i have to 'START>Run>aruser' and the program launches. I want to somehow link this, maybe find a way to make it start up on login?

 

[Czar]

Why not just use the startup folder in program files?

 

[Czar]

oh and why do you have to use cmd to start it?

 

[DigitalCancer]

Well, its on another server remotely, i think. Its a work thing so i'm not 100% sure on it. I just know how we have to start it. lol

 

[Czar]

you can just create a normal shortcut for that, no need to have a bat file

create a new shortcut with the link to the file like "\\servername\sharename\filename.exe"

 

[letdown427]

Originally posted by: Czar
you can just create a normal shortcut for that, no need to have a bat file

create a new shortcut with the link to the file like "\\servername\sharename\filename.exe"

And if it needs cmd line stuff, just put that after the "", i.e:

"\\servername\sharename\filename.exe" cmdline