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| Thanks to everyone for the comments. I am running the batch file with the
| scheduler and it executes perfectly alright, but the window just doesn't
| close. So that you will know, the batch file contains 2 lines to execute
2
| different backups. I have placed at the beginning of each line, start /w
,
| in order to run 1 backup, then when it's fininshed to run the other. But
| again, when the backups run, the window remains open after the jobs are
| completed.
|
| Another thing that confuses me about all of this, I have an XP machine
that
| I do the very same thing on, and it's dos window closes when the backups
are
| completed, but on the Win 2000 server it does not. That's had me confused
| because as each of you know, on Win 95 --- 98 you could change a setting
to
| close the window, but that went away with Windows 2000.
|
| Does anyone have any more ideas?
|
| Thanks again,
|
| Joe
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|
| "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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| | > Rob Stow wrote:
| >> Joe Hardin wrote:
| >>> I have a Win 2000 server that is very stable and has been running
| >>> without any problems for over a year. I need to run a dos batch
| >>> file on it once a day to do some maint. The batch file runs
| >>> correctly, but the DOS Window will not close when the batch file is
| >>> complete. Therefore, if the batch file runs 3 days in a row, then 3
| >>> windows will be open on the desktop when you check the server.
| >>>
| >>> I have researched this in the KB, but I can't find exactly what the
| >>> solution is. Can anyone please tell me, how to get the DOS window
| >>> to close when the batch file has completed it's run?
| >>>
| >>
| >> It can depend on how the batch file is started.
| >>
| >> If you have something in your startup folder or one of your
| >> registry Run keys that calls the batch file directly, then
| >> the batch file should run and then close. However, if it
| >> calls cmd.exe with the batch file as one of the parameters
| >> for cmd.exe, then it may or may not close the CMD.exe window
| >> when done.
| >>
| >> Example:
| >> 1.) cmd.exe /c "my batch file.cmd"
| >> Opens a cmd.exe window, runs the batch file, then closes.
| >> 2.) cmd.exe /k "my batch file.cmd"
| >> Opens a cmd.exe window, runs the batch file, then STAYS
| >
| > In addition, is it not possible for you to schedule the batch file to
run
| > via task scheduler?
| >
| >
|
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