From: me@somewhere.invalid   
      
   Zaidy036  wrote:   
      
   >On 1/31/2018 9:34 AM, Terry Pinnell wrote:   
   >> JJ  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:08:21 +0000, Terry Pinnell wrote:   
   >>>> In Windows 10, if I type the following at a command prompt (or in the   
   >>>> Run box) it works correctly, pasting the clipboard to IrfanView.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "C:\Program Files (x86)\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" /clippaste   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'd like to run it from a batch file, but this is clearly wrong as it   
   >>>> appears to do nothing.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> start "C:\Program Files (x86)\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" /clippaste   
   >>>> exit   
   >>>>   
   >>>> How do I correct it please?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Terry, East Grinstead, UK   
   >>>   
   >>> That's odd. No error message at all?   
   >>> It works on my Win7 system as well as my Win10 VM.   
   >>> May be something else is interfering.   
   >>   
   >> Odd indeed. Given that the modified version from Zaidy works, presumably   
   >> it's some timing issue? What delay does /WAIT add?   
   >>   
   >> Terry, East Grinstead, UK   
   >>   
   >/WAIT is optional and then the batch will wait for the program run to   
   >complete.   
   >   
   >in your case do not use /WAIT and batch will finish.   
      
   Excellent, thank you - spent an hour googling in vain for a solution!   
      
   Terry, East Grinstead, UK   
      
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