Split batch file commands into multiple lines in Windows

Question

I am a newbie in writing batch files and need help.

I want to do the following tasks using a single batch file.

1) Start cmd 2) Change directory to C:\Program Files\Microsoft\MRO\R-3.3.0\bin 3) Run a R script there

I know I can achieve this if I write the command as follows :

    cmd.exe /K "cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft\MRO\R-3.3.0\bin && Rscript BlowerHealthIntegration.R 0.753975708353173 0.16874738612188295 0.028476842398414307 -0.014617814348478057 0.6436494038934525 0.17659988446055574 0.007223245126697915 -0.014617814348478057"

But the main problem is I have to write everything in a single line.

How can I split them into separate lines ?

Say I want to write something like this

    cmd.exe
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft\MRO\R-3.3.0\bin
    Rscript BlowerHealthIntegration.R 0.753975708353173 0.16874738612188295 0.028476842398414307 -0.014617814348478057 0.6436494038934525 0.17659988446055574 0.007223245126697915 -0.014617814348478057

This is like entering each command after pressing enter. How can I achieve this in Windows 7 x64 bit.

Note that a Batch.bat file is executed by the cmd.exe processor automatically. In other words, you usually don't need to invoke cmd.exe in a Batch file (unless you are using some advanced method); just put the desired commands in the .bat file, one per line... — Aacini
– Aacini, Commented Aug 21, 2016 at 14:16

Hackoo · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-21 12:56:30Z

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Give a try for this code and tell me the results :

@echo off
CD /D "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\MRO\R-3.3.0\bin\"
Rscript "BlowerHealthIntegration.R 0.753975708353173 0.16874738612188295 0.028476842398414307 -0.014617814348478057 0.6436494038934525 0.17659988446055574 0.007223245126697915 -0.014617814348478057"

answered Aug 21, 2016 at 12:56

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boral Over a year ago

Thanks for your answer. The first problem is that it instantly turns off. So I added timeout 25 at end to make the output visible a bit longer. But another error states that "No such file or directory" . But the file is there.

lit Over a year ago

Please remove or comment out the @echo off line. Then, copy and paste the output when running the script at the cmd shell prompt. Post it in the question, not in a comment like this.

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