Windows 10: Batch file does not wait for executed program to finish.

Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 21H2 Installed on ‎8/‎3/‎2020 OS build 19044.1466 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3920.0 I have a batch file that I want to start a browser, wait for it to close, then proceed to the next instruction in the batch. The batch file does not wait for the running program to finish. I have tried both variations shown below and the command line parameters all pass to the first? program. The batch file terminates without running the other programs.@echo off START "Cartoons" /WAIT "C:\Program Files x86\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" "ht

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need batch file help

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@Sol ...

Doesn't the Call command delay batch execution until the executable returns ?
No matter how long that is ? Or do you need to wait for a set period after the executable returns?

This is how I thought it worked ...

Start batch file
Call program.exe
Batch file stops and waits
program.exe finishes
Batch file continues again

 

Batch file

thank you for your reply. how to merge the codes so that the batch file does this

the batch file displays the options below

1. open the *.spl file in notepad
2. delete the *.shd and *.spl files
3.exit

commands execute as options are selected

 

Unable to execute all commands in batch file

Hi,

I have a problem to execute batch file. There is an app running and monitoring UPS signal. If that signal goes true, the app will launch a batch file to close itself and then shutdown the PC after 30 seconds.

the content of the batch file is like this:

@Echo off

app.exe -exit

pause 30

shutdown.exe /s /t 5

However, it seems the system only executed the first two lines of commands
app.exe, it closed the app, and did not shutdown the PC. If I run the batch file itself by double clicking the batch file, all commands are executed and PC shutdown properly.

What is the problem and how to fix it? Thanks