lynx-dev Re: [WinTcl] Windows NT .bat console doesn't go away

[Yongqiang John Huang]

Thanks to all those who replied to my initial posting.

I've finally figured out one version of the .bat file that does
exactly what I want on both NT and 98:

@start c:\Expect-5.21\bin\wish80.exe -f myscript
@exit

Along the way, I've found some pretty puzzling behavior on either
platform.  For those who are curious:

Omitting @exit will cause the console to stay around on Win 98 (it's
just like a regular dos prompt, you can type command to it).  It
doesn't seem to make a difference on NT.  (I'm running a beta version
of 98, so that might potentially be a factor.)

Quoting c:\Expect-5.21\bin\wish80.exe on NT generates some kind of
error, to the effect of "-f is not a valid file name..." even though
it works fine on 98.

Thanks again to all.


John Huang



> Yongqiang John Huang wrote:
> > 
> > I have a DOS .bat batch file which lauches Tk with a script file.
> > When I run it on windows 98, it first starts a console window for the
> > .bat.  Then this console window immediately exits, and then the Tk
> > root window appears.  However, when I run the exact same .bat on
> > Windows NT, the console window doesn't go away by itself.  It stays up
> > until my Tk application finishes.  My question is, is there a way I
> > could write my .bat file so that the console window goes away
> > automatically even on NT?  I realize this might be more of a Windows
> > question, but any pointer is appreciated.
> > 
> > My .bat file looks like this:
> > 
> > @"c:\Expect-5.21\bin\wish80.exe" -f myscript
> > @exit
> >