Is there a way to hide cmd from within cmd?

Eehixohw · 12 Dec 2015 12:43

Is there a way to hide cmd from within cmd script?

For instance, I have the following code (notepad.cmd):

pushd %~dp0
start "" notepad.exe

I would like to hide it by adding a code inside the script. Without adding an external call like hide.vbs notepad.cmd.
Is this possible?
Thank you

foxidrive · 12 Dec 2015 12:54

Alexander Ceed wrote:

I would like to hide it by adding a code inside the script. Without adding an external call like hide.vbs notepad.cmd.
Is this possible?

Not without an external command.

cmdow can hide a window.

Last edited by foxidrive (12 Dec 2015 12:55)

bluesxman · 12 Dec 2015 12:56

AFAIK this is not possible without some sort of external call. You can potentially embed the VBS within your script, if you want to keep it self contained. You could either write out the VBS script when needed, and delete it afterwards, or take a look at some hybrid script methods discussed here:
http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5543

einstein1969 · 12 Dec 2015 15:42

Are you try to create a link?

It is possible start minimized on link property and the result is that nothing appear ....

Einstein1969

Last edited by einstein1969 (12 Dec 2015 15:43)

Eehixohw · 12 Dec 2015 23:27

bluesxman wrote:

AFAIK this is not possible without some sort of external call. You can potentially embed the VBS within your script, if you want to keep it self contained.

That's what I'd like to do. Any examples of such a thing?

einstein1969 · 13 Dec 2015 09:26

Even this method is not accepted i show how setting a link for running minimized via vbs.

minimize.vbs:

set wshell=createobject("wscript.shell")
set lnk=wshell.createshortcut(wscript.arguments.item(0))
lnk.windowstyle=7
lnk.save

but there is this method for create a HIDDEN (start hidden) link!

@ Echo off 
if not exist "%~f1" ( 
echo not found - "%~f1"
goto :eof
)
> %temp%\.url echo;[InternetShortcut]
>>%temp%\.url echo;URL=%~f1
>>%temp%\.url echo;ShowCommand=0
%temp%\.url
del %temp%\.url

This method is an alternative to use VBS.

I not show the vbs run hidden because is well knowed.

Einstein1969

bluesxman · 14 Dec 2015 09:11

Alexander Ceed wrote:

That's what I'd like to do. Any examples of such a thing?

Err yes, in the link that was also in my post.

Actually, can you clarify what you mean by "hide"? I took you to mean that wanted the active window to be removed from view (including the taskbar button). This is not achievable without something like a VBS call. If you just want the window to run in a minimised state, that can be done quite readily when the script starts:

@echo off

if "%~1" NEQ "/child" (
    REM spawn self minimised
    start /min "" cmd /c "%~0" /child %*
    goto :EOF
)

REM main script goes here

Last edited by bluesxman (14 Dec 2015 12:36)

Eehixohw · 14 Dec 2015 13:54

That's exactly what I wanted.
Thank you so much.

bluesxman · 14 Dec 2015 16:47

Cool

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Is there a way to hide cmd from within cmd?

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