How do i tell command prompt to open a batch file

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How do i tell command prompt to open a batch file

Ethan Robinson 1

Tasklist
Where If chrome.exe exist call cool
cool is my batch file but the thing is it doesn't find chome.exe and won't run the call?
Anyone know how to fix this?

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Answer 1

MotoX80 36,291

Bat file version.

tasklist | findstr -i chrome  
if %errorlevel%==0 goto okay  
@echo Chrome is not running.  
goto end  
:okay  
@echo Chrome is running.  
call c:\Myscripts\Cool.bat   
:end

Powershell version.

$chrome = Get-Process chrome -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  
if ($chrome) {  
    "Chrome is running."  
    cmd.exe /c c:\Myscripts\Cool.bat   
} else {  
    "Chrome is not running."  
}

Ethan Robinson 1 Reputation point

2022-08-05T23:40:54.4+00:00

It works great but how would i do it for multiple programs such as blender photoshop and more.
Cause i want to make it so when ever i open any of those apps the cool.bat opens which starts a google forms with a bunch of study questions that i can do to use the program?

MotoX80 36,291

Here's one way. with Powershell.

$pgms = 'chrome','cmd','notepad'  
$chrome = $pgms | ForEach-Object { Get-Process $_  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue}   
if ($chrome) {  
    "At least one of your apps is running."  
    cmd.exe /c c:\Myscripts\Cool.bat   
} else {  
    "None of your apps are running."  
}

Ethan Robinson 1 Reputation point

2022-08-06T00:01:30.877+00:00

can that only be done with powershell or?

MotoX80 36,291

I think its cleaner with Powershell.

tasklist | findstr -i chrome.exe   
if %errorlevel%==0 goto okay  
tasklist | findstr -i cmd.exe  
if %errorlevel%==0 goto okay  
tasklist | findstr -i notepad.exe   
if %errorlevel%==0 goto okay  
@echo None of your apps are running.  
goto end  
:okay  
@echo At least one of your apps is running.  
call c:\Myscripts\Cool.bat   
:end

Answer 2

Hi there,

Type cd followed by the full path to the folder with the .BAT file in the CMD terminal. Here’s an example:
If the batch file is on your desktop, type cd \Users\YourLoginName\Desktop.
If it’s in your downloads folder, type cd \Users\YourLoginName\Downloads.

You can also use the following in your batch file:

start cmd.exe /c "more-batch-commands-here"

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