Lars, you will need to use something like:

CommandLine=cmd.exe /c start /min /b batchfile.bat

an alternative to this is to use a VBS script with a line similar to this:

oShell.Run Chr(34) & "batchfile.bat" & Chr(34), 7, True

the window display can be changed by changing the integer - see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d5fk67ky%28VS.85%29.aspx

Phil

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