How to create a shortcut to a particular command in command prompt?

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Is it possible to create something like a desktop shortcut that I could double click to run a particular command that I would normally type out in command prompt? Here is one that I want to make a shortcut of:

C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java>appletviewer ButtonExample.html

I asked this on Yahoo Answers because I thought it would be a little basic for Stack Overflow and one person said to create a batch file like so:

@echo off
start "C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java>appletviewer ButtonExample.html"

I did this but all it does is open a command prompt window.

It's where the directory part of the prompt ends and you can start typing, usually. — Joey, Oct 25 '12 at 18:31
I'm just entering it as I see it in Command Prompt. So C:\Users\jdave....Java is the directory I'm in and then it has the '>' after which I can type in my command — Jvalant Dave, Oct 25 '12 at 18:32
New -> Shortcut -> (type) cmd /c C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java>appletviewer GifExample.html — Eugen Rieck, Oct 25 '12 at 18:32
Not sure how to edit the question but what I meant to say is appletviewer ButtonExample.html both times. — Jvalant Dave, Oct 25 '12 at 18:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:42

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Your batch file should look something like this:

@echo off
cd C:\Windows\System32\
start notepad.exe C:\Users\"user1"\test.txt

Replace the "user1" with your username or give the proper path to your application.

Make sure that appletviewer takes the type of parameter that you are passing it.

answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:42

dmcgill50

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This worked! Thanks, and thank you to everybody who answered. – Jvalant Dave Oct 25 '12 at 18:47

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:32

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You can just create a shortcut with

C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java\appletviewer ButtonExample.html

answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:32

Joey

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I tried this but all it does is open up the appletviewer. Doesn't open the html file that runs the Java applet. – Jvalant Dave Oct 25 '12 at 18:43

Reimeus · Answer 3 · 2012-10-25T18:38:02.493

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Your command doesn't look correct, try this:

C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java\appletviewer GifExample.html

Ensure that appletviewer.exe exists in this location.

edited Oct 25 '12 at 18:38

answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:32

Reimeus

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`start` is a built-in command of `cmd`, not a program. So you need to run it through `cmd`. But you don't need it at all here. – Joey Oct 25 '12 at 18:32

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:33

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You need to set java bin directory in environment variable path. Use following batch :

@echo off
cd  "C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java"
appletviewer GifExample.html

answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:33

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This also would work, I wish I could Vote Up you but I don't have enough Rep yet. Thanks! – Jvalant Dave Oct 25 '12 at 18:48

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 25 '12 at 18:42

Right-click on Desktop > New > Shortcut. Enter Location

appletviewer GifExample.html

Click Next, enter name of shortcut, click Finish. You're done.

By the way, the > you see on the command prompt is not part of the command. The actual command starts after the > symbol.

Also, the 'appletviewer' program probably doesn't reside in C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java. The above is correct if you can already run appletviewer from any folder in the command prompt. If you do C:\Users\jdave\Documents\Java\appletviewer GifExample.html it may not work at all!

How to create a shortcut to a particular command in command prompt?

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