My Batch File keeps looping, but why?

Question

I have written a batch file from a VB.NET program I'm creating.

When I double click on the file in Windows XP it brings up a Command Prompt and appears to be running over and over again.

My batch file is as follows

REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open Folder In Rename" /ve /t REG_SZ  /d "Open With Rename" /f REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open Folder In Rename\Command" /ve /t REG_SZ  /d "P:\Misc\Rename v2.0\Rename v2.0\bin\Debug\Rename v2.0.exe ""%1""" /f EXIT 

I can't understan what I've done wrong, but if I open a command prompt and run it from there, it runs once.

Any help would be gratly appreciated!

Thanks

Answer 1

In windows, if you have a command line executable with the same name of your bat filename, and the batch file contains this command, the batch file keeps looping.

Example:

• Create the file net.bat on your desktop.
• In your file write this text: net

Double click the file and it will keep looping.

The cause of this behaviour is the order of execution of the commands. The command you want to execute is in one of the folders in your path. But the batch file is in your current folder so it gets executed first, causing the loop.