How to Close a Batch file StartBP15.bat

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Running Windows 7

I have the following batch file that I run from the desktop and it works OK

The problem I’m having is that is leaving two tasks open at the bottom of the screen, 1 for the batch file and 1 for the Access program once loaded

How do I alter this batch file so the task for the batch file is closed once Access is loaded?

del C:NbsA2kFe*.ldb
COPY F:appsnbsbuildMast_prgBUILD15.MDB C:NbsA2kFeBuild.mdb
COPY “F:appsnbsbuildMast_prgUD_DbPrg.MDB” C:NbsA2kFe
COPY “F:appsnbsbuildMast_prgstrStorage.dll” C:NbsA2kFe
COPY “F:appsnbsbuildMast_prgDynaPdf.dll” C:NbsA2kFe

“C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15MSACCESS.EXE” “C:NbsA2kFeBuild.mdb” /cmd “CNFBLD”
exit

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You should be able to use the “Start” command to launch Access in a separate window.

In a DOS Window type: start /?
This will show the following description and much more detail.

Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.

START [“title”] [/D path] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE | /SHARED]
[/LOW | /NORMAL | /HIGH | /REALTIME | /ABOVENORMAL | /BELOWNORMAL]
[/NODE ] [/AFFINITY ] [/WAIT] [/B]
[command/program] [parameters]

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START msaccess with a null title, which should close the BATch file as soon as msaccess runs..
As in
start “” “C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15MSACCESS.EXE” C:NbsA2kFeBuild.mdb /cmd CNFBLD

You should only need double-quotes round parameters which contain a blank, so I’ve removed those which I think may be unnecessary. But don’t leave out the two double-quotes after start!

BATcher

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Wow, what a needle in the haystack, thank you both

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