DOS Batch Question

[obrien2003]

I have a batch file that launches several http sites in sequence. However, it will not launch the second link until the first page is closed. I need them all to be launched at once. Ideas?

here is an example:
C:\Progra~1\intern~1\Iexplore.EXE "http://linecontrol.ric.qimonda.com/reports/Daily Reports/DGRAndWIPMain.asp?CSS_size=""

(will not proceed to the next line of the bat file until first window is closed)

C:\Progra~1\intern~1\Iexplore.EXE "http://linecontrol.ric.qimonda.com/Reports/Daily Reports/DGRAndWIPMain_80P.asp?CSS_size="

[EzyStvy]

Just a guess but -> First one has "" at the end - remove one...

[faulkner132]

That is normal behavior of a batch file. Each line waits until the previous is totally completed before executing. In this case the "iexplore" command is not completed until the browser is closed.

Try prefacing each command with the START dos command (for help on this command run "start /?" from the command line). That should do the trick.

[obrien2003]

Thanks. the 'start' did the trick!!