Question

I would like a batch file to launch two separate programs then have the command line window close. Actually, to clarify, I am launching Internet Explorer with two different URLs.

So far I have something like this:

start '~\iexplore.exe' 'url1' start '~\iexplore.exe' 'url2' 

What I get is one instance of Internet Explorer with only the second URL loaded. Seems the second is replacing the second. I seem to remember a syntax where I would load a new command line window and pass the command to execute on load, but can’t find the reference.

As a second part of the question: what is a good reference URL to keep for the times you need to write a quick batch file?

Edit: I have marked an answer, because it does work. I now have two windows open, one for each URL. (thanks!) The funny thing is that without the /d approach using my original syntax I get different results based on whether I have a pre-existing Internet Explorer instance open.

• If I do I get two new tabs added for my two URLs (sweet!)
• If not I get only one final tab for the second URL I passed in.

Answer 1

Try this in your batch file:

@echo off start /d 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer' IEXPLORE.EXE www.google.com start /d 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer' IEXPLORE.EXE www.yahoo.com