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[kris]

Is there a way to hide the command window when you "run a CA to launch cmd.exe from the directory table"?  I run a few commands this way, and for each I see the command window....kind of ugly to see those black boxes during the install, wondering if there's a way to supress the window?  

thanks, kris

[pdriley]

I doubt it, but with some clever use of a PIF file, could you not get it to appear minimized at least?

[Dave I]

Kris,
        The solution to your problem is on this very site...
http://www.installsi...nchAppEx<p>This is the URL to the HideAppAndWait download (.rul)  An InstallScript function which launches command Line arguments without the ugly box.  It behaves exactly like the LaunchAppAndWait built-in InstallScript function.

Just add the definitions and code to your script and your away

Hope This Helps,
Dave.

[kris]

Thanks, Dave...I launch 2 .bat files and using this technique would get rid of those ugly command boxes.  But I also launch 4 commands running a CA to launch cmd.exe from the directory table....which this wouldn't apply to.  

Also, I try running this _LaunchAppEx to run my 2 .bat files and it doesn't appear to be running them......are there any known problems running .bat files with it?

kris