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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      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

      This is exactly what I want to have happen but within a batch file.

      So far I have

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

      (identical to "Target" in icon properties)

      but that leaves me in a command window, not in Opera

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        You'd have to set the shortcut to the batch file so that it doesn't open it's own window.

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        • zalex108
          zalex108 last edited by zalex108

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

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

          Or

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


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          • burnout426
            burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

            Does:

            cmd /k launcher.exe
            

            do the trick?

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            • zalex108
              zalex108 last edited by zalex108

              @burnout426 said in Starting Opera from a .BAT file:

              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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              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer @zalex108 last edited by

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

                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.

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                • burnout426
                  burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                  What about?:

                  test.bat

                  cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe"
                  exit
                  
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                  • burnout426
                    burnout426 Volunteer @burnout426 last edited by

                    The "exit" is not needed.

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                    • alobpreis
                      alobpreis last edited by

                      Start expects the first double quote to be the window title, so what you should do is simply:

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

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User @zalex108 last edited by

                        @zalex108

                        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.

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                        • alobpreis
                          alobpreis @Guest last edited by

                          @martinrinehart , that's because what I posted. You "fixed" it by making the first parameter not start with a quote, but that way of specifying a path is nonstandard. I would highly recommend placing the whole path between quotes and just add a window title parameter (empty if you like), like what I suggested.

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User @alobpreis last edited by

                            @alobpreis Thank you. I'll try it.

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                            • zalex108
                              zalex108 @Guest last edited by zalex108

                              @martinrinehart

                              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,

                              0_1512585559627_2017-12-06_193851.png

                              Works fine - despite would exist an easy option -.

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                              • alobpreis
                                alobpreis @zalex108 last edited by

                                @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?)

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                                • zalex108
                                  zalex108 @alobpreis last edited by zalex108

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

                                  @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 😉

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