XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm   
      
   On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:32:17 -0500, Char Jackson wrote:   
   >   
   > On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:16:59 +0300, Falafel Balls   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >I have a batch file that I run a log while I'm not looking at the screen.   
   > >Is there a way to run a batch file from a single keyboard keystroke?   
   > >   
   > >Say the batch file is in c:\batch\dosomething.bat   
   > >   
   > >How can I set up a keyboard keystroke so that I don't have to look at the   
   > >monitor to run that command from the keyboard (while I'm looking down)?   
   >   
   > There are a few folks hanging around who use software like AutoHotkey or   
   AutoIt,   
   > or I think that's what they're called. Something like that might do the job.   
      
   Char's approach is a valid one IMHO.   
      
   But you can also do it in native Windows. Create a shortcut whose   
   target is either   
   	cmd /c c:\batch\dosomething.bat   
   or   
   	cmd /k c:\batch\dosomething.bat   
   (The difference is that the first one's window closes when the batch   
   file finishes, and the second's window stays open till you close it,   
   either by typing exit on the command line or by clicking the X at the   
   upper right of the window.)   
      
   After Target in the shortcut dialog, you have a box for entering an   
   optional shortcut key. Don't pick an often-used key sequence, like   
   Ctrl+C! Pick something easy to type but not likely to be typed by   
   accident, Ctrl+Alt+S for instance. (Don't type Ctrl+Alt+S, press   
   those three keys together while the cursor is in the Shortcut Key   
   box.)   
      
   For the shortcut key to be effective, the shortcut must be either on   
   your desktop or in your start menu.   
      
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