无法使用* .bat文件启动* .exe，但是如果直接从CMD运行命令，它将启动

Question

I have a script that closes a process called ncat.exe and then reopens it, or at least that's what I want it to do, but it doesn't seem to be working when I run the .bat file. Here is part of the script:

TASKKILL /F /IM ncat.exe* /T >nul 2>nul
ping localhost -n 3 >nul
regedit /S c:\ncatprintingPuttyDefaults.reg
cd c:\
ncat_lpt1.exe
timeout /t 10 /nobreak >nul

These is not starting ncat_lpt1.exe which has inside this script:

@ECHO OFF
cd c:\Program Files (x86)\Ncat
ncat.exe -l -k -p 5964 > lpt1

This is were it gets interesting, if I go to cmd and manually type

cd c:\
ncat_lpt1.exe

It runs right away no problem. So if done through the bat file wont work but manually it will. Mind Blown pufff...

Help? Let me know if need any other detail, I tried to explain best as I could :)

Answer 1

TASKKILL /F /IM ncat.exe* /T >nul 2>nul
ping localhost -n 3 >nul
regedit /S c:\ncatprintingPuttyDefaults.reg
cd c:\
CALL ncat_lpt1.BAT
timeout /t 10 /nobreak >nul

Change the name of C:\\ncat_lpt1.exe to ncat_lpt1.bat

(from the prompt, ren C:\\ncat_lpt1.exe ncat_lpt1.bat )

@ECHO OFF
cd c:\Program Files (x86)\Ncat
ncat.exe -l -k -p 5964 > lpt1

Windows uses the extension to the filename to determine how to run the file. You can't simply name a batch file with an .exe extension to execute it - it needs a .bat extension.