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If I write a batch file that involves executing a Windows program, will the batch file pause until the opened program is closed, or will I have to use "PAUSE" to, well, pause the batch file until I've finished with the program?
Foebane
Posted 2017-05-02T16:40:55.110
Reputation: 597
The batch file will not pause, after the WIn32 program is executed, the script will just end. – Ramhound – 2017-05-02T16:55:02.223
If you want the batch file to suspend, precede the invocation with
start /wait(on the same line). – AFH – 2017-05-02T16:57:58.913I just tried it in Windows 7, and when the Win32 app was run, the batch file froze and resumed when I quit the app. Does it behave differently in Win10? – Foebane – 2017-05-02T18:14:20.277
AFH, it worked without the "start /wait". – Foebane – 2017-05-02T18:22:43.220