How to create batch file in Windows using start with a path and command with spaces

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I need to create a batch file which starts multiple console applications in a Windows  cmd file   This can be done using the start command   However  the command has a path in it   I also need to pass paramaters which have spaces as well   How to do this   E g  batch file  start  c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces

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Surrounding the path and the argument with spaces inside quotes as in your example should do  The command may need to handle the quotes when the parameters are passed to it  but it usually is not a big deal

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Escaping the path with apostrophes is correct  but the start command takes a parameter containing the title of the new window  This parameter is detected by the surrounding apostrophes  so your application is not executed   Try something like this   start  Dummy Title   c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces

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Actually  his example won t work  although at first I thought that it would  too   Based on the help for the Start command  the first parameter is the name of the newly created Command Prompt window  and the second and third should be the path to the application and its parameters  respectively  If you add another    before path to the app  it should work  at least it did for me   Use something like this   start     c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces    You can change the first argument to be whatever you want the title of the new command prompt to be  If it s a Windows app that is created  then the command prompt won t be displayed  and the title won t matter

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Actually  his example won t work  although at first I thought that it would  too   Based on the help for the Start command  the first parameter is the name of the newly created Command Prompt window  and the second and third should be the path to the application and its parameters  respectively  If you add another    before path to the app  it should work  at least it did for me   Use something like this   start     c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces    You can change the first argument to be whatever you want the title of the new command prompt to be  If it s a Windows app that is created  then the command prompt won t be displayed  and the title won t matter

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start     c  path with spaces app exe   C  path parameter param exe    When I used above suggestion  I ve got       c  path  is not recognized a an internal or external command  operable program or batch file     I think second qoutation mark prevent command to run  After some search below solution save my day   start    CALL  c  path with spaces app exe   C  path parameter param exe

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Interestingly  it seems that in Windows Embedded Compact 7  you cannot specify a title string  The first parameter has to be the command or program

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I researched successfully and it is working fine for me  My requirement is to sent an email using vbscript which needs to be call from a batch file in windows  Here is the exact command I am using with no errors   START C  Windows System32 cscript exe  C  Documents and Settings akapoor Desktop Mail vbs

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Surrounding the path and the argument with spaces inside quotes as in your example should do  The command may need to handle the quotes when the parameters are passed to it  but it usually is not a big deal

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start     c  path with spaces app exe   C  path parameter param exe    When I used above suggestion  I ve got       c  path  is not recognized a an internal or external command  operable program or batch file     I think second qoutation mark prevent command to run  After some search below solution save my day   start    CALL  c  path with spaces app exe   C  path parameter param exe

User · Answer

Surrounding the path and the argument with spaces inside quotes as in your example should do  The command may need to handle the quotes when the parameters are passed to it  but it usually is not a big deal

User · Answer

Escaping the path with apostrophes is correct  but the start command takes a parameter containing the title of the new window  This parameter is detected by the surrounding apostrophes  so your application is not executed   Try something like this   start  Dummy Title   c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces

User · Answer

Actually  his example won t work  although at first I thought that it would  too   Based on the help for the Start command  the first parameter is the name of the newly created Command Prompt window  and the second and third should be the path to the application and its parameters  respectively  If you add another    before path to the app  it should work  at least it did for me   Use something like this   start     c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces    You can change the first argument to be whatever you want the title of the new command prompt to be  If it s a Windows app that is created  then the command prompt won t be displayed  and the title won t matter

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You are to use something like this   start  d C  Windows System32 calc exe start  d  quot C  Program Files Mozilla Firefox quot  firefox exe start  d  quot C  Program Files Microsoft Office Office12 quot  EXCEL EXE  Also I advice you to use special batch files editor - Dr Batcher

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Surrounding the path and the argument with spaces inside quotes as in your example should do  The command may need to handle the quotes when the parameters are passed to it  but it usually is not a big deal

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You are to use something like this   start  d C  Windows System32 calc exe start  d  quot C  Program Files Mozilla Firefox quot  firefox exe start  d  quot C  Program Files Microsoft Office Office12 quot  EXCEL EXE  Also I advice you to use special batch files editor - Dr Batcher

User · Answer

Interestingly  it seems that in Windows Embedded Compact 7  you cannot specify a title string  The first parameter has to be the command or program

User · Answer

Escaping the path with apostrophes is correct  but the start command takes a parameter containing the title of the new window  This parameter is detected by the surrounding apostrophes  so your application is not executed   Try something like this   start  Dummy Title   c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces

User · Answer

Actually  his example won t work  although at first I thought that it would  too   Based on the help for the Start command  the first parameter is the name of the newly created Command Prompt window  and the second and third should be the path to the application and its parameters  respectively  If you add another    before path to the app  it should work  at least it did for me   Use something like this   start     c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces    You can change the first argument to be whatever you want the title of the new command prompt to be  If it s a Windows app that is created  then the command prompt won t be displayed  and the title won t matter

User · Answer

I researched successfully and it is working fine for me  My requirement is to sent an email using vbscript which needs to be call from a batch file in windows  Here is the exact command I am using with no errors   START C  Windows System32 cscript exe  C  Documents and Settings akapoor Desktop Mail vbs

User · Answer

Escaping the path with apostrophes is correct  but the start command takes a parameter containing the title of the new window  This parameter is detected by the surrounding apostrophes  so your application is not executed   Try something like this   start  Dummy Title   c  path with spaces app exe  param1  param with spaces

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