How to open a batch file and execute a command AFTER opening command prompt

Question

I am trying to create a batch file that first opens command prompt and then executes "prompt $t$gEnter Command Here$g". I have tried starting it with "%windir%\system32\cmd.exe" and then using "&&" to run the "prompt $t$gEnter Command Here$g" afterwards but I cannot get it to work. My reason for doing this is to have command prompt open through the batch file and display "prompt $t$gEnter Command Here$g" as the return. So it would say "{Time}> Enter Command Here>" for each return. Please help.

Answer 1

The Start verb will open cmd in a new window. This works for me in a .bat:

start cmd /K PROMPT $t$gEnter Command Here$g

the /K will keep the cmd window open after running the prompt command, so you can use the shell.

Just save it in a batch file, and invoke by double-click or in another command window.

Answer 2

How do I open a batch file and execute a command after opening command prompt

Create a file called myprompt.cmd:

@echo off
prompt $t$gEnter Command Here$g

Run it:

C:\test>myprompt

 7:43:35.72>Enter Command Here>dir
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is C8D0-DF1E

 Directory of C:\test

26/06/2015  07:43    <DIR>          .
26/06/2015  07:43    <DIR>          ..
26/06/2015  07:40                42 myprompt.cmd
               1 File(s)             42 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  87,332,958,208 bytes free

 7:43:38.34>Enter Command Here>