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start command
Calls external programs; all DOS commands and command-line programs can be called with the start command.
Commonly used parameters:
MIN start with the window minimized
SEPARATE start 16-bit Windows programs in a separate memory space
HIGH start the application in the HIGH priority class
REALTIME start the application in the REALTIME priority class
WAIT start the application and wait for it to end
parameters these are the parameters passed to the command/program
If the application being run is a 32-bit GUI application, CMD.EXE returns to the command prompt without waiting for the application to terminate. If executed inside a command script, this new behavior does not occur.

Floor1　东东怪	Posted 2004-02-12 00:00
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Question for all the experts: 1. In what situations do I have to use start? 2. What can come after start? exe? com? txt? ...

Floor2　MYS	Posted 2004-02-13 00:00
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It should be RESTART for rebooting. Generally speaking, for the two kinds of executable files, EXE and COM, you only need to write the base name into the batch file. For example, EDIT can call EDIT.EXE or EDIT。COM. If it is a BAT file, you need to add CALL in front to call it.

Floor3　东东怪	Posted 2004-02-13 00:00
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Not restart, I mean the usage of start

Floor4　骨灰龙	Posted 2004-02-19 00:00
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start command Calls external programs; all DOS commands and command-line programs can be called with the start command. Commonly used parameters: MIN start with the window minimized SEPARATE start 16-bit Windows programs in a separate memory space HIGH start the application in the HIGH priority class REALTIME start the application in the REALTIME priority class WAIT start the application and wait for it to end parameters these are the parameters passed to the command/program If the application being run is a 32-bit GUI application, CMD.EXE returns to the command prompt without waiting for the application to terminate. If executed inside a command script, this new behavior does not occur.