how to minimize the command prompt when running a batch script?

Question

anybody know how to minimize the command prompt when running a batch script in Windows 3.11?

in Windows XP, there have a command

start /min start.bat 

to minimize the cmd prompt, is it have similiar command in MSDos 6.22?

Answer 1

This little batch code should do what you need.

http://zoombody.com/articles/run-a-batch-script-minimized

The relevant code then needs to be placed at the top of your script:

if not "%minimized%"=="" goto :minimized
set minimized=true
start /min cmd /C "%~dpnx0"
goto :EOF
:minimized
rem Anything after here will run in a minimized window

Here is more information about "%~dpnx0".

Answer 2

There isn't a command that you can use from a DOS prompt, however you can create a PIF file that points to your batch file, in which you can set the default window position (including minimized).

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