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Author Topic: Open .pdfs at same time  (Read 2823 times)

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kenpflhc

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    Open .pdfs at same time
    « on: December 22, 2016, 02:35:56 PM »
    I would like a batch file that selects all .pdf files in a folder and then presses the enter key which will open those files in Adobe.

    I have the following line:

    for %%v in (*.pdf) do "%%v" 

    but what this does is open adobe and the first file in the folder, but pauses until I close adobe, then it moves on and re-opens adobe with
    the second file.

    What could I do to open one instance of adobe, but open all the .pdf files at once?

    Squashman



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    Re: Open .pdfs at same time
    « Reply #1 on: December 22, 2016, 04:19:23 PM »
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    for %%v in (*.pdf) do start "" "%%v"

    kenpflhc

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      Re: Open .pdfs at same time
      « Reply #2 on: December 23, 2016, 06:18:48 AM »
      That did it!  Thanks!