Batch file start program minimized

Here's a little script to make a backup of 2 directories:

Code:

::can't copy Opera data while Opera is running

taskkill /im opera.exe

robocopy c:\all e:\Bobback\All /mir

robocopy c:\Users\Bob\AppData\Roaming e:\Bobback\Roaming /mir

::restart Opera minimized

start C:\all\Prog\Opera\44.0.2510.1449\opera.exe /min

It all seems to work OK except the last line which ignores the /min. What have I done wrong?

Type Start /? for its full syntax, but basically it goes...

START <parameters for start> command <parameters for command>
So the way you have written it, /min is passed as a parameter for Opera. I presume you meant it to be a parameter for Start, so try...

START /MIN C:\all\Prog\Opera\44.0.2510.1449\opera.exe

Thanks, Bree. I copied your suggested line and pasted it into a separate bat file. Again, it opened Opera but ignored the /MIN. I can live with opera active so no big problem. But it's odd that it won't take.