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   Zaidy036 to VanguardLH   
   Re: how to get the title into task mange   
   19 Sep 18 22:48:08   
   
   XPost: alt.windows7.general   
   From: Zaidy036@isp.spam   
      
   On 9/19/2018 5:19 PM, VanguardLH wrote:   
   > Zaidy036 wrote:   
   >   
   >> I use Nircmd to rename, change size, and change position of CMD windows:   
   >>   
   >> START "" /WAIT ...   
   >           ^___  Could've set the new window's title right there.   
   >   
   > Because you did not use the /b switch (to reuse the current shell), the   
   > program loads in a new shell (which opens a new console window).  You   
   > can use the title parameter of the 'start' command to specify the title   
   > for that new window.   
   >   
   > The /wait switch means leaving open the console window for the current   
   > shell until the called program/script exits in the other window.  You'll   
   > end up with two windows open: for the console shell where you ran   
   > 'start' and the one for within which the program/script runs.   
   >   
      
   Using Nircmd to change CMD window size and position would then require a   
   separate CMDs so this works fine for me especially since it does NOT   
   open a second CMD window.   
      
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