running an exe on batch...

[penpen]

So here is the output...

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Nothing! when i run the file1.exe it runs cmd(command prompt to be exact) and closes a half second later and i see the numbers for a split second.

It sounds like the problem in version 1.4 is bypassing STDOUT (standard output stream) and directly prints to CON (the console device).
(I can't check/prove it because i can't test it: Version 1.4 is not available anymore.)

You could try to use a newer offline version of this converter:
Should work, if setting "visibility" to "visible" (i've tested the executable created by the online converter).

Or you could still use the workaround (sketched at the bottom of my above post):
http://www.dostips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=43246#p43246.

Applied to trebor68 version the resulting files are:

"File1.cmd":

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@echo off
setlocal
set p1=1
set p2=2
set p3=7

> "p123.txt" echo %p1% %p2% %p3%
endlocal

"File2.cmd":

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@echo off
setlocal ENABLEEXTENSIONS
call File1
for /f "usebackq tokens=1-3" %%a in ("p123.txt") do (
  set p1=%%a
  set p2=%%b
  set p3=%%c
)
del "p123.txt"

echo value p1: %p1%
echo value p2: %p2%
echo value p3: %p3%

endlocal
pause

penpen

Edit: Added the source code, so it's no sketch anymore.
Edit2: Corrected "never offline version of " to "newer ...".

[TheHunterManX]

Finally, after installing the latest version on b2exe and then doing it, it worked!
I will update the thread later.

[foxidrive]

I put all my data in the Cred.bat file, then converted it to an exe.

I also do not want a temp file as it can be accessed if someone clicks it as it is being ran.

Compiled batch files work by creating the actual temporary batch script on the hard drive to run it.
and it can be accessed by anyone with the knowledge to locate it.

I'm not sure if you understand what I wrote - but you clearly didn't make any comment.

Compile this batch file, then execute the .exe file - and while the "press any key" is still showing on the screen, search your temp folder to see if you can find the original batch file.

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set p1=1
set p2=2
set p3=7
pause

or compile this one and it takes the work out of it for you:

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@echo off
set p1=1
set p2=2
set p3=7
findstr /M /L /S /c:"set p1=1" "%temp%\*.bat"
pause