Batch file is not working as expected

Question

So I have this batch file

START "%userprofile%\Desktop\Rebuild\JayBotWatcher.exe"
CALL "%userprofile%\Desktop\Rebuild\InventoryExporter.exe" "%userprofile%\Desktop\Rebuild\JayBot.exe"

The second line works fine, but the first fails for some reason and doesn't launch the .exe.

If I remove the quotes it works fine on PCs with no spaces in their username, but spaces in the username kill it on other pcs.

What am I missing?

Start take the first argument in double quotes as the window title, so insert a dummy pair start "" "your command" — LotPings, Jul 15 '17 at 06:45
Duplicate: https://superuser.com/questions/550662/strange-behavior-of-windows-start-command or one from along that chain. — Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style, Jul 15 '17 at 14:28
Possible duplicate of Strange behavior of Windows Start Command — Vomit IT - Chunky Mess Style, Jul 15 '17 at 14:28
Possible duplicate of Can I use the "start" command with spaces in the path? — dbenham, Jul 15 '17 at 18:52

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 13 '17 at 21:39

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To avoid path problems with the START commandline I always use the /D parameter. Like this:

START /D "%userprofile%\Desktop\Rebuild" JayBotWatcher.exe

This way should work.

answered Dec 13 '17 at 21:39

Fran Moreno

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Batch file is not working as expected

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