From: rose.joseph12@yahoo.com   
      
   On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 5:50:59 PM UTC-5, Todd Vargo wrote:   
   > EXIT does not close the batch window when the batch is launched by   
   > double clicking the batch file. Leaving the batch window blank does.   
   >   
   Understood.   
      
   > On Win9x systems, add CLS as the last line in the batch and that should   
   > take care of it. If not, add ECHO OFF just above it to make sure the   
   > screen will be blank when CLS is issued.   
   >   
   Thank you for the tip!  I don't have to worry about ECHO OFF, though, because   
   I *always* write it at the beginning of my batch files--it saves clutter.   
      
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