Start command intepretest paramter as file to execute

[SvenBent]

i dont get this if im using the windows start command but keep te filename enclosed in """ it tries tor un any paramters as if it was file as well

e.g.
start Something.bat 2
execute probably and start smethng.bat with the parameter 2

start "Something.bat" 2
Windows message box pups up informing me windows couldt not find my file 2

this pretty much negates me form using start command on bat files with space in them.
and i used that in my png optimzing batch since i used bat files named after the input filt to avoid collision if multiple instances of my batch is executed

PNGbest.bat

@ECHO OFF
set strenght=%2
if "%2"=="" set strenght=15
if not "%2"=="" set /a RandIt=(%2/%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%)
set /a TotalIt=%RandIt%"*%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%

ECHO --- SvenBent's PNGbest is optimizing your PNG file
ECHO CPU threads: %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
ECHO Zopfli compression strenght: %strenght%
ECHO Random initial tables : %TotalIt%
If "%3"=="brutal" ECHO Extended brute force: Enabled (not supported)
ECHO File: %1
ECHO Size: %~z1



ECHO --- PNGwolf-Zopfli ---
pngwolf --in=%1 --out=%1 --zopfli-iterations=%strenght%


ECHO --- Finding optimal filter ---
for %%f in (6,0,1,2,3,4,5) do pngout %1 /f%%f


ECHO --- Block split threshold ---
for %%b in (64,96,128,192,384,512,768,1024,1536,2048,3072,4096,8192,16384,0) do pngout %1 /f6 /b%%b


ECHO --- Random initial tables and mixing blocks ---
if "%2"=="" goto norandom

echo for /l %%%%r in (1,1,%RandIt%) do ( >%1.pngmix.bat
echo   pngout  %1.thread.%%1.png %1.tmp.%%1.png /r /force /f6 /kp >>%1.pngmix.bat
echo   Deflopt /b /s %1.tmp.%%1.png >>%1.pngmix.bat
echo   huffmix %1.thread.%%1.png %1.tmp.%%1.png %1.thread.%%1.png  >>%1.pngmix.bat
echo   del %1.tmp.%%1.png  >>%1.pngmix.bat
echo )  >>%1.pngmix.bat
echo del %1.%%1.tag >>%1.pngmix.bat
echo exit >>%1.pngmix.bat

for /l %%t in (1,1,%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%) do (
Copy %1 %1.thread.%%t.png
echo tag > %1.%%t.tag
start %1.PNGmix.bat %%t
)

ECHO Waiting for threads to close
:keepwait
timeout 1 >nul
if exist %1.?.tag goto keepwait
if exist %1.??.tag goto keepwait
if exist %1.???.tag goto keepwait
if exist %1.????.tag goto keepwait

ECHO Final mixing stages
for /l %%t in (1,1,%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%) do (
huffmix %1 %1.thread.%%t.png %1
del %1.thread.%%t.png
)
del %1.pngmix.bat

:norandom


ECHO --- Optmizing deflate structure ---
deflopt /b %1
defluff <%1 >%1.fluff.png
deflopt /b %1.fluff.png
huffmix %1 %1.fluff.png %1
deflopt /b %1
del %1.fluff.png

The bolded line is where i get troubles in my batch files however the behavior exist if i just type it manually in a command line box as well.


Windows 7 sp1 pro
Intel I5 2500k
16gb Kingston beast 2400mhz ram
Asrock P67 Extreme6 motherboard (bios 2.10)

[SvenBent]

i figured it out myself. i promised already did try to google it
but just a few more minutes and i figured it out

start interprets the first thing inside "" as title for the window

so just provide a meaningless title surfaced and it works if both the filename is with or without ""

E.G

start "title" "something.bat" 2
works

start "title" something.bat 2
works

[Bulat Ziganshin]

there is http://encode.su/forums/3-Off-Topic forum section for that themes

[SvenBent]

sorry i thought i was in off topic, but i did have multiple instance of encode.su open.