How do you create batch file with no DOS window?

[rhino1616]

Hi,

My CD presentation made in Swish & WinXP is giving me a little problem, and I cant get it to work . I have 3 different file formats for the viewer to choose & download. If I use the gotoURL command, it immediately sets off the Windows default pop up window "Possible harmful file...etc" which looks bad. I've read you can use a batch file & FS commands to launch 3rd party apps in Swish & avoid the windows default pop-up window.

So I tried that & liked 99% of it, it launches the app perfectly, but a little DOS pop up window pops up for about 10 secs stating d:\>Start filename.doc, & then it disappears. I think this looks unprofessional. Ive tried opening the batch file in Win XP & altering batch file: close on exit/ minimize but it dosent seem to work. I set up a very simple mock up of my example with a fake word doc file, could someone plase take a look & tell me if they can get it to work without the DOS window. My file is for download at:

http://uniteddistributorscanada.hypermart.net/

If none of this can work does anyone know if I can use Javascript in my Swish CD to launch apps, and how i would do it.

Thanks for your time

[Lithium381]

I believe it's possible to simply create a windows shorcut to your program that can be viewed by most anyone that launches that file. You can set properties on the "shortcut tab" and under then "run" pulldown box you may select "run minimized"....this should make the DOS batch application simply wait in the taskbar instead of on screen and should not create such an unprofessional approach, you may also be able to create a shortcut directly to the file...:-\ Feel free to PM me or send me a message if you still need help and i'll try my hardest! Good luck!

[rhino1616]

Sorry for the late reply Lithium381, I was gone for a few days. I'm going to check out your advice and get back to you.

Thanks