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- 31 Aug 2018 16:21
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
- Replies: 9
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Re: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
You were right after all aGerman, using the converter is not a good idea, in stead I did a do until loop on my vbscript so that it executed the batch file 2 times and that solved my problem
- 31 Aug 2018 11:35
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12727
Re: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
Hi aGerman, thanks for replying, I'm doing this because my boss wanted it, he just doesn't like seeing things on peoples desktop, his issues not mines, I'm just here doing what I'm being asked and payed for. I'm using batch because it was the only way I thought of doing it and used the bat2exe becau...
- 31 Aug 2018 09:35
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12727
Re: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
Solved it converting my bat file with this online batch to .exe converter http://www.f2ko.de/en/ob2e.php just remember to mark the invisible radio button
- 30 Aug 2018 17:09
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12727
Re: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
I think that calling 2 .bat files from the .vbs script may work but I'm not an expert in .vbs scripting so I don't know how to implement it. Hope someone that knows how to do it reads this.
- 30 Aug 2018 16:47
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12727
Re: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
Now I'm having another problem with this, the thing is that I'm having to run 2 times the vbs script to execute all the commands on the .bat file, does anyone knows why and how to solve it?
- 30 Aug 2018 14:57
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12727
Re: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
Solved it calling the .bat script in a .vbs with this code
Hope it helps someone else.
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Set oShell = CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
Dim strArgs
strArgs = "cmd /c MoveItemsFromDesktop.bat"
oShell.Run strArgs, 0, false
- 30 Aug 2018 09:33
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12727
Refreshing desktop and running script on the background
Hello, I'm actually working on a script that moves every single icon from the desktop to another location, which has already been accomplished, here is the code I'm using: robocopy %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\ C:\SWAT /MOVE /S /E md %USERPROFILE%\Desktop The thing is, I'm running this script every 5 minut...