How do I launch multiple batch files from one batch file with dependency?

Question

I want to run one batch file, that start the other batch files. I looked at a similar question posted here: How to run multiple .BAT files within a .BAT file

I follo

Answer 1

There are multiple ways for that.

1.

rem echo call A

CALL a.bat

rem echo call B

CALL b.bat

rem echo call C

CALL c.bat

rem pause

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2.

echo call A

start cmd /k CALL a.bat


echo call B

start cmd /k CALL b.bat

echo call C

start cmd /k CALL c.bat

pause

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Here the difference is-

start cmd /k

   It creates these many instances. So we can see multiple number of CMD prompts.


CALL

   Each descendent CALL waits for the completion of the previous CALL.

Answer 2

Answer:

Add the /wait option to the start command.

WAIT        Start application and wait for it to terminate.

Example:

start /wait cmd /k CALL D:\jboss-5.1.0.GA-jdk6\jboss-5.1.0.GA\bin\run.bat

start /wait cmd /k CALL batch1.bat

start /wait cmd /k CALL batch2.bat

start /wait cmd /k CALL batch3.bat

Otherwise just use a ping delay between the starts. (See user706837's Answer)

References:

Technet, Rob, SS64, DosTips

Answer 3

You can drop the start cmd /k and just use CALL.

CALL D:\jboss-5.1.0.GA-jdk6\jboss-5.1.0.GA\bin\run.bat
CALL batch1.bat
CALL batch2.bat
CALL batch3.bat

Answer 4

Whenever I have batch files that depend on another I either: 1. nest them; meaning, if batch1 needs to run before batch2, then I add batch2 within batch1. 2. put a 'sleep' call within batch2. This is only possible if you are fairly certain of the startup duration for batch1.

A sample sleep command is:

ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4 > null

This will make the batch file wait for 3 seconds. (Because there are only 3, 1 second sleeps, between each of the 4 echos)

Examples:

start cmd /k CALL D:\jboss-5.1.0.GA-jdk6\jboss-5.1.0.GA\bin\run.bat
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4 > null
start cmd /k CALL batch1.bat
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4 > null
start cmd /k CALL batch2.bat
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4 > null
start cmd /k CALL batch3.bat