@zalex108 said in Starting Opera from a .BAT file:

avoid too many | "'s|.

I don't understand you. My option has less double quotes than the one that worked. What issue did you have with start "" "D:\Time...\Neon.exe"? (I hope it's not the missing space after "start" in your post, right?)

I mean about that too, to use less "'s | "Double quotes" |, because that I've tested but did not work.
I've let an space between the double quotes and the quotes to start the path too - as seen in your post -.

--

Right now, tested without the space, same result.

OK!
An space between Start and double quotes and between the quotes of the path.

Now works.

"It was the missing space " xD

Then,
@martinrinehart Once tested I recommend the @alobpreis version, it works it's more convenient to avoid the "'s - |double quotes| -, you can "copy as path" and it's enough to launch the command or bat.

Now I learnt the right way.

Thanks both

avoid too many | "'s|.

I don't understand you. My option has less double quotes than the one that worked. What issue did you have with start "" "D:\Time...\Neon.exe"? (I hope it's not the missing space after "start" in your post, right?)

Glad to know that

@alobpreis

I've tried your suggestion - since didn't know the other one is not standard - but your suggestion didn't worked in a scenario where would be better to avoid too many | "'s|.

Start"" "D:\Time Machine\New folder\Opera Neon\Application\Neon.exe"

But,

Works fine - despite would exist an easy option -.

Sorry for being so slow, but thank you, zalex.

I switched a couple occurences from

start "the whole/damn/string"

to

start "the whole"/damn.string

because I liked your quotes specificity better than the mine.

And, magically, it started to work.

start "" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\launcher.exe"

test.bat

cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe"
exit

But this keeps the Command Prompt opened

Oops. I was testing by typing in a command prompt instead of double-left-clicking a batch file. It launches Opera and focus it without launching a new command prompt. But, it's not what the OP wanted, so never mind.

Does:

cmd /k launcher.exe

do the trick?

But this keeps the Command Prompt opened - as appears in CMD help -.

@martinrinehart said in Starting Opera from a .BAT file:

When I click on my opera icon:
a) if opera not loaded, it opens opera with last set of tabs
b) if opera already loaded, it adds a new Speed Dial tab

For A) ... "it opens opera with last set of tabs" You have to set this on Opera.

@zalex108 said in Starting Opera from a .BAT file:

Start C:"Program Files (x86)"\Opera\launcher.exe

This command has missed the * \ *
The forum deletes the first \ .

Should be:

Start C: \ "Program Files (x86)"\Opera\launcher.exe

Without spaces.

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cmd /k launcher.exe

do the trick?

start "C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\launcher.exe"

Or

Start C:"Program Files (x86)"\Opera\launcher.exe

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