Button to run two exe files

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Hello,

I want to create a button that runs two exe files one by one. In this case, the first program starts (as hidden) but then nothing happens.

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That would wait for FloatingWindows.exe to finish before running PowerShell.exe.

Unless I'm missing something, there's also no reason to run Blender.exe via PowerShell.exe instead of directly.

I'm guessing @runmode:hide was only added to hide the PowerShell.exe window that that creates, so we can get rid of both that line and PowerShell entirely in the command.

Try this:

@async:C:\C\FloatingWindows.exe
@async:C:\Blender2.80\blender.exe

That will launch both programs without waiting for either of them to finish.

3

I run blender via PowerShell because i want to see teminal window after blender start and after quit.

4

You would not want the @runmode:hide in that case, as it would hide the terminal window.

You could run it like this:

(Function drop-down set to Standard Function.)

@async:C:\C\FloatingWindows.exe
@async:PowerShell.exe -NoExit -command C:\Blender2.80\blender.exe

Or, if you only want the terminal window and don't need it to be PowerShell specifically:

(Needs the Function drop-down set to MS-DOS Batch Function, as you already have in the screenshot above.)

@async:C:\C\FloatingWindows.exe
C:\Blender2.80\blender.exe
pause

(That will give you a "push space to continue" to close the command prompt window after blender.exe completes.)

Or:

(Function drop-down set to MS-DOS Batch Function.)

@leavedoswindowopen
@async:C:\C\FloatingWindows.exe
C:\Blender2.80\blender.exe

(That will leave the command prompt open after blender.exe completes, allowing further commands to be typed into it.)

5

Standard Function way is do the trick! Thank You very much for help!