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bdkosher/launch_batchfile_no_window.js

Created May 20, 2013 19:35
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A JScript snippet for launching a Windows batch file (replace {BATCHFILENAME} with the name of your batch file, which should be on %PATH%). Create shortcuts with the JScript file as the target; this allows you to launch the batch files sans command prompt window using the shortcut.
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launch_batchfile_no_window.js
var WindowStyle_Hidden = 0
var objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
var result = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c {BATCHFILENAME}.bat", WindowStyle_Hidden)
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