Command Window question

[Frik]

Just a quick question for you techies since the search facility is down. I seem to remember someone asking about it fairly recently:

How do I get the cmd window to stay open so I can read the actions that have been taken, instead of it disappearing as soon as the action it is taking is completed?

Anyone got any ideas?

Cheers.

[Mark.S]

Start menu, run, then cmd in the box will open the command window. Then enter the path to whatever it is your trying to run.

[agent006]

or Start>Run> Command

if it's 98 or before.

[Frik]

Sorry, should have explained better.

A program that I am using opens it's own command window. It's this one that I want to hang about so I can read what it's doing before it disappears.


Edited to add: XP Pro btw.

>> Edited by Frik on Saturday 23 April 17:57

[Jay-Aim]

pause

[fazz81]

I presume the program will be running a batch file, locate this and add the 'pause' command at the end.

[Jinx]

Create a short cut on your desktop for the file, right click on the shortcut - select properties then the program tab and untick the "close on exit".

[Frik]

fazz81 said:

I presume the program will be running a batch file, locate this and add the 'pause' command at the end.

Cheers mate - that works a treat!