list of batch files to execute

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I have about 80 batch files. Each one kicks off a copy of data from one machine to another. I would like to maintain 5 simultaneous batch files executing. So I need to start 5 at once and when one finishes it kicks off the next one from a list. The key thing here is "from a list" i.e. I don't want to hard code the sequence as that might result in one of the 5 starters finishing while the others still have work to do. I want the early finisher to pick up the next job from the list.

What's the best way to do that?

@davidjohnobrien You asked 9 questions and accepted only one answer ... are you dissatisfied with the rest? — Dr. belisarius, Jun 30 '10 at 14:41
This is an old question, but I have a solution for you at http://stackoverflow.com/a/11715437/1012053. — dbenham, Jul 30 '12 at 04:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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I have once answered a similar question here.

Iterating over a sequence should be fairly trivial if you have it either as a list in a single environment variable or a list in multiple environment variables.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:26

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answered Jun 29 '10 at 16:25

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