Two suggestions:

1) Add a PAUSE statement at the end of the actual .BAT file.

or

2) Redirect the output of the shortcut for the .BAT file; that is, in the
In the Shortcut Properties, Shortcut tab, append to the "Target:"
redirection to a spacific file. For example., append a string like:
> c:\windows\temp\batout.txt

Then after running that shortcut, to view the .bat output at a
command prompt issue the command:

notepad c:\windows\temp\batout.txt

Skip

On 7 Mar 2007 01:27:05 -0800, bg_ie@yahoo.com wrote:

-|Hi,
-|
-|I have a shortcut which points to a batch file. The problem is that
-|the output of the batch is printed to a cmd window which closes as
-|soon as the batch is completed - when run via the shortcut. Therefore
-|I cant see its output. Is there a way of opening cmd via the shortcut
-|and have it then run the batch, so that the cmd is still open after
-|the batch has completed? I don't want a "hit any key to continue"
-|option because I use the batch as a post build stage of a program I've
-|writen.
-|
-|Thanks for your help,
-|
-|Barry.

Change the target to CMD.EXE /K [batchfile]

"Herman D. Knoble" wrote:
>
> Two suggestions:
>
> 1) Add a PAUSE statement at the end of the actual .BAT file.
>
> or
>
> 2) Redirect the output of the shortcut for the .BAT file; that is, in the
> In the Shortcut Properties, Shortcut tab, append to the "Target:"
> redirection to a spacific file. For example., append a string like:
> > c:\windows\temp\batout.txt
>
> Then after running that shortcut, to view the .bat output at a
> command prompt issue the command:
>
> notepad c:\windows\temp\batout.txt
>
> Skip
>
> On 7 Mar 2007 01:27:05 -0800, bg_ie@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> -|Hi,
> -|
> -|I have a shortcut which points to a batch file. The problem is that
> -|the output of the batch is printed to a cmd window which closes as
> -|soon as the batch is completed - when run via the shortcut. Therefore
> -|I cant see its output. Is there a way of opening cmd via the shortcut
> -|and have it then run the batch, so that the cmd is still open after
> -|the batch has completed? I don't want a "hit any key to continue"
> -|option because I use the batch as a post build stage of a program I've
> -|writen.
> -|
> -|Thanks for your help,
> -|
> -|Barry.

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Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.