[Yek]

hi , i would like to get a batch file to run file.exe in c:/Program Files/Folder/

how would i do this / or is it not possiable ??

Wheres dos wizard

[Vormund]

Hmm, of course there is...batch files are essentially pre-defined lists of commands...with a few extras.

Since there are spaces in the path/name, just surround it with quotes, eg:

test.bat:
"C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_01\bin\javac" %1

using it:
test.bat MyFile.java

That would call the javac executable and use the first command line argument. More then you asked, I know, but...pretty much anything can be enclosed by double quotes, and should be when there's whitespace involved.

Woot off to class.

[office politics]

if your running a executable file, you can append the file path & file name to the batch file ex "c:\program files\folder\program.exe" As Vormund posted, if the string has a space, the string will need to be enclosed in double quotes.

if you want to open a file that has a file association in windows, you can use the start command. ex. i want to open a word document named word.doc on a machine that has MS Word installed. You can append the following string to the batch file - start word.doc

[Yek]

so what command would i need to run C:/Program Files/Folder/File.exe

[khadeja]

sorry to interrupt but can u tell what a batch file is as i new to all these concepts

[ben_ben]

a batch file is the same commands as the cmd.exe
so whatever you type in it to open whatever you want type in notepad and save as anything.bat

[CrazeD]

Just type the directory and name of the file and it will open.

Example: If you want to open C:\Hi.exe

You would type:

C:\Hi.exe

[Yek]

what if there is a space in the filename?

[CrazeD]

Use quotes.

Example:

"C:\A Space\My Name Is Bob.exe"

[bla!!]

@echo off
"c:\program files\folder\file.exe"

Copy and paste that into a text file and rename it to whatever.bat
Then run it