Running a CMD or BAT in silent mode

Question

How can I run a CMD or .bat file in silent mode? I'm looking to prevent the CMD interface from being shown to the user.

Answer 1

Include the phrase

@echo off

right at the top of your bat script.

Answer 2

I have proposed in StackOverflow question a way to run a batch file in the background (no DOS windows displayed)

That should answer your question.

Here it is:

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From your first script, call your second script with the following line:

wscript.exe invis.vbs run.bat %*

Actually, you are calling a vbs script with:

• the [path]\name of your script
• all the other arguments needed by your script (%*)

Then, invis.vbs will call your script with the Windows Script Host Run() method, which takes:

• intWindowStyle : 0 means "invisible windows"
• bWaitOnReturn : false means your first script does not need to wait for your second script to finish

See the question for the full invis.vbs script:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run """" & WScript.Arguments(0) & """" & sargs, 0, False
                                                            ^^^^^
                                  means "invisible window" ---|

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Update after Tammen's feedback:

If you are in a DOS session and you want to launch another script "in the background", a simple /b (as detailed in the same aforementioned question) can be enough:

You can use start /b second.bat to launch a second batch file asynchronously from your first that shares your first one's window.

Answer 3

The solution was including the /b option after the start option, script file works flawlessly :-) kudos to VonC for assistance.