Why can't I start a program with this .bat file?


  1. 22878
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    Windows 10
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    Why can't I start a program with this .bat file?


    Why won't this program run with this attached .bat file? I have tried on multiple computers and with multiple .exe files. You have to put the .bat file in the same dir as the Chordie dir. So just unzip the file and double click the bat file.

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    I had already tried that before posting. Adding a \ there only creates double \\ when you run it i.e. desktop\\Chordie\Chordie.exe
    Why can't I start a program with this .bat file? Attached Files
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  3. MisterEd
    Posts : 2,191
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit v22H2
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    Try
    Code:
    start /d Chordie Chordie.exe
    syntax: /d path, where path is starting directory
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  4. Ben Myers
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    Windows 10 Home
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    Open the batch file with Notepad and add two quotation marks between "Start" and "%~dp0Chordie\Chordie.exe". Be sure to save the change.

    Start "" "%~dp0Chordie\Chordie.exe"

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