Batch Files

[shaun]

My batch file has a command to open a web page and then
start up my web server. However, when there arent any web
pages open it gets hung up on the command to open the web
page. But, when there is a web page open it will execute
all the way through the batch file. Pretty weird and
stupid design once again by microsoft. Will someone please
help me with this problem?

[Jim Eshelman]

shaun wrote:
> My batch file has a command to open a web page and then
> start up my web server. However, when there arent any web
> pages open it gets hung up on the command to open the web
> page. But, when there is a web page open it will execute
> all the way through the batch file. Pretty weird and
> stupid design once again by microsoft. Will someone please
> help me with this problem?

I'm not sure what your underlying goal is here, but if you just need to have
the browser pointed at something that will always be there, set it to open
to a blank page ("about:blank") or to a folder on your hard drive.

--
Jim Eshelman
MS-MVP, Windows Shell/User
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[Yury Ruban]

Look closely at "Ground Control" from http://www.acrasoft.com/. It is easy
to use and powerful largely enough. Especially it can check for the presence
of window (you can use wildcards in the caption you are looking for), and it
allow to use conditional jump.

"shaun" > wrote in message
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> My batch file has a command to open a web page and then
> start up my web server. However, when there arent any web
> pages open it gets hung up on the command to open the web
> page. But, when there is a web page open it will execute
> all the way through the batch file. Pretty weird and
> stupid design once again by microsoft. Will someone please
> help me with this problem?
>