how to call batch files within a batch file

[wlee618]

HI,
i am so stuckwith this... i am trying to call several batch files within a batch file... i have used the 'call batchxxx' it just won't continue.' basically, this is what i am trying to do..

1.call a little '.exe' file
2.then start calling batch file1
3.sleep 20
4.then start calling batch file 2
5.sleep10
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.
end
 
can someone help~~~~~~~

[devil_himself]

Try This

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@echo off
call c:\temp\YourExe.exe
Call C:\Batch1.bat
ping -n 20 localhost >nul
Call C:\Batch2.bat
ping -n 10 localhost >nul


[wlee618]

do i need to have some type of 'end' in the little/sub batch file so it needs to send a 'done with that batch file' back to the main batch file so the main batch file will continue on to the next command? no?

[devil_himself]

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@echo off
call c:\temp\YourExe.exe
Call C:\Batch1.bat
Echo Done With Batch1
ping -n 20 localhost >nul
Call C:\Batch2.bat
ping -n 10 localhost >nul


[Computer Hope Admin]

do i need to have some type of 'end' in the little/sub batch file so it needs to send a 'done with that batch file' back to the main batch file so the main batch file will continue on to the next command? no?

No. The batch file will not continue with the next line until the batch files that are called are completed.

[WillyW]

HI,
i am so stuckwith this... i am trying to call several batch files within a batch file... i have used the 'call batchxxx' it just won't continue.' basically, this is what i am trying to do..

1.call a little '.exe' file
2.then start calling batch file1
3.sleep 20
4.then start calling batch file 2
5.sleep10
.
.
.
.
end
 
can someone help~~~~~~~

It looks to me like you do do not want your main batch file to wait for a called batch file to complete its running before proceeding.
Correct?

You might like to check out:
http://www.computerhope.com/starthlp.htm

If I'm understanding you correctly,  you might wind up with something like:

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@echo off
cls
start little_exe_file.exe

start bat_file_1.bat

sleep 20

start bat_file_2.bat

sleep10

This assumes that you have a program named   "sleep"  in the same directory as your main batch file,  or in your path.

Experiment with it, and let us know if this is what you were trying to do.

[gregflowers]

start /wait file1.exe
start /wait file2.bat
start /wait file3.com


This will case the cmd to wait until the called program returns an exit code.