I'm trying to write a batch file that will automate the following manual process:
- Open a new cmd prompt (prompt1)
- Run a bat file (b1)
- Run a program (that will continue to run)
- Minimize prompt1
- Open a new cmd prompt (prompt2)
- Run a bat file (b1)
- Run a different program (that will continue to run)
- Minimize prompt2
I've found ways to open multiple instances of cmd to run different things, but after I've run the first thing (b1), I then need to run a program in that same cmd window.
I currently have:
start /min cmd /k C:\Users\db2admin\python_environment\Scripts\activate.bat
start /min cmd /k C:\Users\db2admin\python_environment\Scripts\activate.bat
This opens the two windows and runs the bat file; great, but now I need to execute another command (running a python file) in each of the cmd windows. How do I send commands to each prompt?