Batch Script Run Multiple Jar Files At once

Question

I have two batch files which I would like to run at once. So I wrote this:

@echo off
java -jar happyjar.jar
java -jar sadjar.jar
pause

When I run the script, it first runs happyjar, then runs sadjar. Is it possible to run both jars at once without running multiple batch files?

In windows, use the `start` command, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1449188/running-windows-batch-file-commands-asynchronously — higuaro, Jan 28 '13 at 03:27

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 28 '13 at 05:35

@echo off
start "Title1" java -jar happyjar.jar
start "Title2" java -jar sadjar.jar
pause

The start command runs your command in a new window, so all 3 commands would run asynchronously.

Don't add /wait option, otherwise it will wait for this new window to complete before going to the next command.

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