batch file: how do I execute cmd commands without closing the command prompt?

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I have this batch file:

@echo off
C:\Intel\computer_vision_sdk\bin\setupvars.bat

cd C:\Users\andre\Documents\Intel\OpenVINO\inference_engine_samples_2017\intel64\Debug

interactive_face_detection_demo.exe .....

I want execute this 3 commands but when it execute the first command the CMD closes and does not execute the remaining commands.

I already try de pause command but didn't work.

maybe there is an exit in `setupvars.bat`? can you post the content of that as well? — Gerhard, Feb 05 '19 at 11:49
@GerhardBarnard: However, this is _not_ the problem. If `setupvars.bat` file is executed without `call` command, the result is the same even if it does _not_ contain an exit command... — Aacini, Feb 05 '19 at 13:13
@Aacini depends whether we are referring to `exit` or `exit /b`. If we have `test.cmd` with `call test2.cmd & echo World` and inside `call2.cmd` we have `echo Hello & exit1` it will exit the cmd window before it `echo`s world from `test.cmd`. Call however does help if we have `exit /b` hence I asked op to check if there were any `exit` statements in `setuvars.bat` — Gerhard, Feb 05 '19 at 15:24

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 05 '19 at 12:00

Using call solves your problem. If the file has somewhere an exit /b command, the cmd window will close. call prevents this from happening:

call C:\Intel\computer_vision_sdk\bin\setupvars.bat

However, if the setupvars.bat file contains an exit command, use start C:\Intel\computer_vision_sdk\bin\setupvars.bat, optionally with the /b flag.

batch file: how do I execute cmd commands without closing the command prompt?

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