Stop command prompt window from closing

wolfman

How can I stop the command prompt window from closing when i run an exe file?

Ihave a file and when i run it, the command prompt window opens and waits for me to verify... yes OR no

Once I type in yes, the program runs but the window shuts
I need the window to remain open to read details from it

If I do it using start-->all programs-->accessories-->command prompt and change into the folder/directory where the exe file is stored and run it then, it will work ok, but surely there is a way that it can be run by double clicking the file itself without having to do this each time?

Fenster

Type echo on

wolfman

how do you mean?
i dont open the window to type it
i double click the exe file and it runs thru a few lines and then prompts for yes or no

Fenster

Enter the command "echo on" and then try to run the .exe

Krusty_Clown

Probably the easiest thing to do is to create a batch file, like so:

cmd.exe /K [The path and name of your file]

So, for example, to launch calculator from the desktop in a command line window and have it persist, create a batch file like this:

mycalc.bat
cmd.exe /k c:\windows\system32\calc.exe


Alternatively, create (or edit) an icon for the application you wish to run, and change the target to: cmd.exe /k <path and name of the EXE you wish t have run in the window>