start cmd issue

[bek]

I noticed that if I run START "\\server\path\setup.exe" it runs, but if it has as space "\\server\path with space\setup.exe" I just get a new, blank cmd window - however if I dont use START, just "\\server\path with space\setup.exe" it runs. I'd prefer to use the START /WAIT option.

Is this bad/missing syntax or is there a workaround?

[jdoe]

I just get a new, blank cmd window

And I guess this new cmd windows have a title called "\\server\path with space\setup.exe"

Look carefully at the START command syntax.

The first quoted strings are for the command prompt title

START ["title"] [/Dpath] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE | /SHARED]
      [/LOW | /NORMAL | /HIGH | /REALTIME | /ABOVENORMAL | /BELOWNORMAL]
      [/WAIT] [/B] [command/program]
      [parameters]

    "title"     Title to display in  window title bar.
    path        Starting directory
    B           Start application without creating a new window. The
                application has ^C handling ignored. Unless the application
                enables ^C processing, ^Break is the only way to interrupt
                the application
    I           The new environment will be the original environment passed
                to the cmd.exe and not the current environment.
    MIN         Start window minimized
    MAX         Start window maximized
    SEPARATE    Start 16-bit Windows program in separate memory space
    SHARED      Start 16-bit Windows program in shared memory space
    LOW         Start application in the IDLE priority class
    NORMAL      Start application in the NORMAL priority class
    HIGH        Start application in the HIGH priority class
    REALTIME    Start application in the REALTIME priority class

[bek]

Yep, exactly it! Didn't catch that - I always run start without a "title" . thnx.