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109} How do I open e.g. three separate instances of notepad at one go?
> I have a file OPENTEXT.CMD that contains the following lines:
> notepad textfile1.txt
> notepad textfile2.txt
> notepad textfile3.txt
> When I type OPENTEXT, I want all three of the text files to open in
separate Notepad windows.
START
starts a separate window to run a specified program or
command.
@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
start "" notepad textfile1.txt
start "" notepad textfile2.txt
start "" notepad textfile3.txt
endlocal & goto :EOF
start ["title"] ...
"title":
Specifies the title to display in Command Prompt window title bar.
It always is advisable to include it, even if left empty (a common practice).
Also see items
#36
and
#174.
Assorted NT/2000/XP/.. CMD.EXE Script Tricks
