close the ms-dos prompt box
 

Make this the last line of your batch file:
cls
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"W Budd" wrote in message
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I am backing selected files from one drive to another
using dos xcopy in a batch file executee from the start-
run selection. This works fine but leaves the ms-dos
prompt box open on the desk top. If I include the
text 'command /c' before the batch file name the box
closes. This is what I want. Next I try to use the task
scheduler to run the batch files, but if I include
the 'command /c' before the batch file name the scheduled
task will not run. This is very frustrating. I just want
to execute the bat file using task scheduler and close the
ms-dos prompt box. Any suggestions how to change the
command line?

Thanks - W Budd

close the ms-dos prompt box
 

On Wed, 5 May 2004 04:48:52 -0700, "W Budd"
wrote:

I am backing selected files from one drive to another
using dos xcopy in a batch file executee from the start-
run selection. This works fine but leaves the ms-dos
prompt box open on the desk top. If I include the
text 'command /c' before the batch file name the box
closes. This is what I want. Next I try to use the task
scheduler to run the batch files, but if I include
the 'command /c' before the batch file name the scheduled
task will not run. This is very frustrating. I just want
to execute the bat file using task scheduler and close the
ms-dos prompt box. Any suggestions how to change the
command line?

Thanks - W Budd
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Add "exit" (no quotes) as the last line of the .bat file.

Also make sure that in the Dos window properties
under "program", make sure that "close on exit"
is checked.

Jack