# Command Console Window

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/command-console-window/6828>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [September 30, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/command-console-window/6828 "2008-09-30T03:40:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![UTChamps05](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/ecc23a/32.png) [@UTChamps05](https://resource.dopus.com/u/UTChamps05)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/command-console-window/6828/1 "2008-09-30T03:40:26Z")

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I am currently writing and testing a bunch of different commands for several command line compressors that I use. The "dlgchoose" DOpus command is the best thing since sliced bread!!. I am having a problem though, in that I want to keep the console window open after command completion to examine how the files are sent to the archiver and verify the switches. I have tried "pause" as well as several VB commands to keep the console open, but no luck. It closes immediately after execution, with errors about pause and the VB commands. I looked through help file and could not find specific command.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,  
HookEm!

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**Author:** ![Steve](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/steve/32/34171_2.png) [@Steve](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Steve)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/command-console-window/6828/2 "2008-09-30T06:20:18Z")

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To use pause you need to change the command type to MSDOS Batch function.