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[steven32collins]

how do you make a cde that will open another .bat file in note pad

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Open another batch file in Notepad? What do you mean?

[steven32collins]

so instead of the fil opening in a cmd comand prompt window the .bat file opens up in notpad ready for editing

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Hmmmm....I don't think it's possible. What's wrong with Right Click --> Edit?

[Dias de verano]

Code: [Select]

notepad "c:\batch files\batchfile.bat"

[BatchFileCommand]

I suggest to do it this way because you can choose which file you want to open.

Code: [Select]

@echo off
:start
set /p open=What file would you like to open:
if exist C:\Desktop\notepad\"%open%" goto next
if not exist C:\Desktop\notepad\"%open%" goto fail

:next
cls
start C:\Desktop\notepad\"%open%"
goto start

:fail
cls
msg * File not found :( .
goto start

I'm not sure if that will work or not. Someone correct me.

[steven32collins]

un fortunatly that code does not work but the first posted code works fine for me because im only opening a cirtain file
i cant spell

[BatchFileCommand]

Woops, the code doesn't work because I got the file path wrong.

[steven32collins]

im making a batch file for my memory sticks and that function that i just posted will alow the program to work together with the other programs on the other 3 memorysticks

[steven32collins]

im making a batch file for my memory sticks and that function that i just posted will alow the program to work together with the other programs on the other 3 memorysticks

woops i posted this in the wrong post

[Helpmeh]

I suggest to do it this way because you can choose which file you want to open.

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@echo off
:start
set /p open=What file would you like to open:
if exist C:\Desktop\notepad\"%open%" goto next
if not exist C:\Desktop\notepad\"%open%" goto fail

:next
cls
start C:\Desktop\notepad\"%open%"
goto start

:fail
cls
msg * File not found :( .
goto start

I'm not sure if that will work or not. Someone correct me.

The if not exist is a bit of a waste...just replace with goto fail.

[BC_Programmer]

also, what if the batch file they wanted to open wasn't in the completely arbitrary C:\desktop\notepad folder?

[Helpmeh]

True...You could just do it as "%open%" is the path+file in relation to the script.

[BatchFileCommand]

Oh yeah, you could just do

if exist %something% (goto next) else (goto fail)

[Tan_Za]

This code should work...

@echo off
title File Open
set/p "ch1=Program you want to use to open file: "
set/p "ch2=Path name of file: "
set/p "ch3=Name of file: "
echo.
:anz_lbl
echo Is this what you want?
echo %ch1% "%ch2%%ch3%"
echo If that is right type y to continue
set/p "anz=>"
if %anz% equ y goto con
if %anz% equ n goto exit
cls
goto anz_lbl

:con
%ch1% "%ch2%%ch3%"
echo Done..
echo any key to exit
pause >nul
cls
goto exit

:exit
exit

That should work like a breeze.
This also allows you to type in any program to open your file :-)

Tan_Za