Execute Multiple commands from a .bat file

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Hi , I need some assistance to execute multiple commands from a .bat file on a cmd prompt.
e.g. I am executing an exe :

D:
cd \
cd "D:\AWD_NT\BIN"

USERIDMGREX.EXE awd.ini

The problem I am facing is that I need to execute 2 more commands after that in the same "USERIDMGREX.EXE" .exe.

the commands i need to run are :

"dumpids" and "delid" ... and "delid" takes another parameter , e.g. "delid TMOODLEY". These need to be executed in the same exe above("USERIDMGREX.EXE").

Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Posted 10-Nov-11 22:25pm

Rico_

Updated 10-Nov-11 22:42pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Richard MacCutchan 11-Nov-11 4:44am

So add those commands to the .bat file. What exactly is stopping you?

Rico_ 11-Nov-11 5:04am

the exe is a console app and its not accepting the parameters ... I'm doing something wrong but dont know what.

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If your .exe program is not accepting parameters then you need to look at the code. Changing the layout of the .bat file will not make any difference.

Posted 10-Nov-11 23:15pm

Richard MacCutchan

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Alan N · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-11T00:10:00

How USERIDMGREX.EXE works is not clear from the question. If it is a program that displays it's own prompt and waits for the user to type an input then it may be possible to redirect standard input from a file. This is most easily demonstrated with the command processor itself and a text file containing one command per line.

e.g. commands.txt

echo Display system time and date
time /t
date /t

At a command prompt we can issue the command

e:>cmd < commands.txt

and see the output

e:> cmd < commands.txt
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

e:>echo Displaying time and date
Displaying time and date

e:>time /t
10:55

e:>date /t
11/11/2011

USERIDMGREX.EXE may respond to redirected input in the same manner
e.g. commands.txt

dumpids
delid TMOODLEY

and

USERIDMGREX awd.ini < commands.txt

Alan.