Calling a batch file from another batch file

I am having problem calling a batch file inside another batch file. I have tested each of them individually and all of them works. Can someone check my codes please. Thanks.

Main batch
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@echo off
("C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\si_scope32" < si_scope32 /p1:fdf0h /p2:fdf8h /i1:07 /i2:07 /BOARD_TYPE:5 /NOALERT /B:128)
at 1:15PM /call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\close.bat"
at 1:16PM /call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\copy.bat"
at 1:17PM /call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat"
at 1:20PM /call "C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat"
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Close
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@echo off
taskkill /im "si_scope32.exe" /f
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Copy
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@echo off
copy  "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\SI_SCOPE.DAT" "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\Hard Fault Captures"
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RenameFileToDate
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@echo off
for /f "tokens=1-5 delims=/ " %%d in ("%date%") do rename "SI_SCOPE.DAT" %%e-%%f-%%g.dat
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Reboot
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@echo off
shutdown -r
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at 1:15PM /call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\close.bat"
at 1:16PM /call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\copy.bat"
at 1:17PM /call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat"
at 1:20PM /call "C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat"

Is this literally what you've got? Unless you've got a third party app that understands this a standard DOS installation won't know what you're on about.

You're best bet i reckon is to use

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start /wait That way it will run whatever you want to run first then the second thing after the first has finished.

FB

@fireballs
http://www.ss64.com/nt/at.html

@ABIAMDTECH
have you tried using just call, without '/' ?

I did wonder. Thanks Devcom.

FB

Hi guys, I have tried both method "start/wait" and removeing the / from call. Both method does not work. I check in the schedule task folder and it shown "could not start" in the status tab. Do you have any other methods to run these bat files?

you can try this

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@echo off
:LOOP
set cTime=%time:~0,-3%

if '%cTime%' equ '13:15' call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\close.bat"
if '%cTime%' equ '13:16' call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\copy.bat"
if '%cTime%' equ '13:17' call "C:\Program Files\SI_SCOPE\Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat"
if '%cTime%' equ '13:20' call "C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat"

goto LOOP
but this code must run all time in background

devcom, I am not sure what is the problem, but your code does not work too. When I tried setting up schedule task, it said that there is some problem in the "account" and my not start the task correctly. By "account" does it mean the directory?

maybe you are not logged as admin ?
and what is not working in my code ?

Inwhat directory and/or drive do you start?
When you call a batch deep in the tree, it does not know that you want it to work in that directory, the work is done in the directory where you started. Is that what you want?

@devcom, yes, I logged in as admin. I am not sure what is not working in the code, but I do know that it is not running those batch files. I will make the batch file part of "start up" instead of schedule task tomorrow and see if it does it differently. Thanks

@Greek-9pm, SI_SCOPE is the directory/application I want to run my batch files. 

If you want the batch files to open in thier directory then you would do this at the start of the job.

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C:
CD \Program Files\SI_SCOPE\
That way all input and output or what ever is in that directory. And you would not have to use the full path name for the batch files.

Thanks Geek-9pm, I will try that out tomorrow.

Hi guys, I have tried the two codes together. It runs a continuous loop. But that is all. When it reaches the set time, nothing happen. It does not execute any of the batch file.
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C:
CD \Program Files\SI_SCOPE\
:LOOP
set cTime=%time:~0,-3%

if '%cTime%' equ '10:06' call Copy.bat
if '%cTime%' equ '10:07' call \Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat
if '%cTime%' equ '10:08' call C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat

goto LOOP
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if '%cTime%' equ '10:06' call Copy.bat
if '%cTime%' equ '10:07' call \Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat
if '%cTime%' equ '10:08' call C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat
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equ?    i've not yet tried to do anything with time in my programs, but i've used the IF statement quite a bit and i've always used == there. perhaps trying it like

if %cTime% == "10:06" call Copy.bat
if %cTime% == "10:07" call \Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat
if %cTime% == "10:08" call C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat

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CD \Program Files\SI_SCOPE\
set cTime=%time:~0,-3%

if '%cTime%' equ '10:06' call Copy.bat
if '%cTime%' equ '10:07' call \Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat
if '%cTime%' equ '10:08' call C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat

pausetry this code and copy here all text that apear in console box

devcom, I have tried the new codes but not thing happen when it reach the set time. I am not sure what is preventing the batch files from running. My plan B is to stop the driver, because the original problem was the application will not run after I start it the second time. It show me the error message "driver already in use". So maybe if there is a way for me to stop the driver then hopefully I can start the application again without having to restart the laptop. Is there a way to do this?

If not already, as the last executable statement of each of your 3 called batch files Copy.bat, RenameFileToDate.bat and reboot.bat enter the command "exit".

Myself I would also allow more time between the execution of each of the individual 3 batch files.
Maybe as a test you would care to say use 3 minutes or more before executing each batch file.

 

I have given your problem a little more thought.
Should you execute the following commands you will discover that the time is diplayed as Hours:Minutes:Seconds .

set cTime=%time:~0,-3%
echo '%cTime%'
pause

Your if statements are only testing for the Hours:Minutes.
Therefore your “If” statements contained within your MS-DOS batch file may not work.
I have also looked at your boolgeon statements and amended them as follows;

echo on
break on
set cTime=%time:~0,-3%
echo '%cTime%'
if '%cTime%' gtr '10:08:00' goto End
if '%cTime%' leq '10:06:00' call Copy.bat
if '%cTime%' leq '10:07:00' call \Hard Fault Captures\RenameFileToDate.bat
if '%cTime%' leq '10:08:00' call C:\WINDOWS\reboot.bat
:End
@echo.
pause
exit