What's wrong with this batch file please?

[goosh]

I am trying to learn how to create an auto-installation cd and at the 'batch file' stage of the intermediate section this is a sample batch file:

@echo off

title Batch File Testing

echo Hello World

echo.

echo Starting MS Paint

start mspaint

echo.

echo Starting Wordpad

start Wordpad

echo.

pause

exit

The problem is when I run it the two programs just keep opening over and over again and I have to restart the computer because I can't stop them.

Thanks for any advice

[IcemanND]

what is the name of yout CMD file?

[Ctrl-X]

There's nothing wrong with the batch file itself, so it must have something to do with the way you call it.

[nakira]

I bet it's named start.bat or start.cmd which would cause it to call itself over and over.

[goosh]

Oh no I'm so silly! Ha and I thought my CPU was going to explode as well

I had named it mspaint.cmd and I guess that must've just kept opening it because it was called that. I changed it to TestBatch.cmd and everything is cool.

Thanks very much for your help

Edited October 6, 2006 by goosh

[mazin]

what is the name of yout CMD file?

Yes! I always avoid naming my CMD/BAT with a name reserved for DOS commands.

[Gee]

Use proper syntax in your batch file.

If you used

start mspaint.exe

instead of

start mspaint

This could have been avoided.