Guest dean Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Hello all, I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine and the program still runs just the same. How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority levels. Thanks! Dean
Guest DeanB Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? On Jul 30, 3:12 pm, dean <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full > time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the > machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set > the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine > and the program still runs just the same. > > How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I > right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority > levels. > > Thanks! > > Dean I should have asked: How can I make it automatically set the priority level, when I open the application.
Guest Bob I Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? review the "Start" command. It provides for "Low" as a parameter. dean wrote: > Hello all, > > I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full > time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the > machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set > the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine > and the program still runs just the same. > > How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I > right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority > levels. > > Thanks! > > > Dean >
Guest 3c273 Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? Create a batch file with the following line: start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type "start /?" for more info. Louis "dean" <deanbrown3d@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > Hello all, > > I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full > time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the > machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set > the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine > and the program still runs just the same. > > How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I > right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority > levels. > > Thanks! > > > Dean >
Guest DeanB Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > Create a batch file with the following line: > > start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe > > and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type "start > /?" for more info. > Louis > > "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hello all, > > > I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full > > time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the > > machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set > > the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine > > and the program still runs just the same. > > > How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I > > right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority > > levels. > > > Thanks! > > > Dean- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with the following contents: start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is a command prompt which takes me to the: documents and settings\Dean\Desktop directory. Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over from the properties dialog for the app itself. -Dean
Guest Bob I Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? DeanB wrote: > On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > >>Create a batch file with the following line: >> >>start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe >> >>and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type "start >>/?" for more info. >>Louis >> >>"dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >>news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> >>>Hello all, >> >>>I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full >>>time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the >>>machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set >>>the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine >>>and the program still runs just the same. >> >>>How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I >>>right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority >>>levels. >> >>>Thanks! >> >>>Dean- Hide quoted text - >> >>- Show quoted text - > > > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with > the following contents: > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is a > command prompt which takes me to the: > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > directory. > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over from the > properties dialog for the app itself. > > -Dean > A few things, I presume there is a space between your "start" and "/LOW". You have the shortcut on the desktop, do you have the start in folder set? Does not sound like it. Also this application, does it need parameters? Or a file passed to it?
Guest 3c273 Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? I'm not sure what is going on. I also get this behavior on my Win2k box but my WinXP box is working as expected. If I find a solution, I will post back. Louis "DeanB" <deanbrown3d@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > > Create a batch file with the following line: > > > > start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe > > > > and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type "start > > /?" for more info. > > Louis > > > > "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > > news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full > > > time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the > > > machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set > > > the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine > > > and the program still runs just the same. > > > > > How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I > > > right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority > > > levels. > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > Dean- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with > the following contents: > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is a > command prompt which takes me to the: > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > directory. > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over from the > properties dialog for the app itself. > > -Dean >
Guest DeanB Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? On Jul 30, 5:00 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > I'm not sure what is going on. I also get this behavior on my Win2k box but > my WinXP box is working as expected. If I find a solution, I will post back. > Louis > > "DeanB" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > > > Create a batch file with the following line: > > > > start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe > > > > and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type > "start > > > /?" for more info. > > > Louis > > > > "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > >news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full > > > > time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the > > > > machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set > > > > the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine > > > > and the program still runs just the same. > > > > > How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I > > > > right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority > > > > levels. > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > Dean- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with > > the following contents: > > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is a > > command prompt which takes me to the: > > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > > directory. > > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over from the > > properties dialog for the app itself. > > > -Dean- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - There was no space, but I added one and it didn't work either. Here are the properties of my compiler icon: Target: "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" Start In: "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin" Run: Normal Window -DeanB
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? In news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, DeanB <deanbrown3d@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: >> Create a batch file with the following line: >> >> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe >> >> and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt >> and type >> "start /?" for more info. >> Louis >> >> "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >>> Hello all, >> >>> I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work >>> as a full >>> time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of >>> the >>> machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very >>> unresponsive. If I >>> set the priority level of the process to LOW, then >>> everything works >>> fine and the program still runs just the same. >> >>> How can I set the priority level on an application such as >>> this? I >>> right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related >>> to >>> priority levels. >> >>> Thanks! >> >>> Dean- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my > desk-top with > the following contents: > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is > a > command prompt which takes me to the: > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > directory. > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over > from the > properties dialog for the app itself. > > -Dean You might want to try the following; Right click BCB_LOW.bat and select Edit from the menu. Delete the contents. Copy and paste the following command into Notepad. Start /LOW C:\"Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" Save the batch file to your desktop and see if it works now. Good luck Nepatsfan
Guest 3c273 Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? Good catch. By any chance, do you know why the path needs to be quoted in this fashion? Seems somewhat unconventional. Louis "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message news:uIj$K3u0HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > In news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, > DeanB <deanbrown3d@yahoo.com> wrote: > > On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > >> Create a batch file with the following line: > >> > >> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe > >> > >> and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt > >> and type > >> "start /?" for more info. > >> Louis > >> > >> "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> > >> news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > >> > >> > >> > >>> Hello all, > >> > >>> I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work > >>> as a full > >>> time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of > >>> the > >>> machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very > >>> unresponsive. If I > >>> set the priority level of the process to LOW, then > >>> everything works > >>> fine and the program still runs just the same. > >> > >>> How can I set the priority level on an application such as > >>> this? I > >>> right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related > >>> to > >>> priority levels. > >> > >>> Thanks! > >> > >>> Dean- Hide quoted text - > >> > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my > > desk-top with > > the following contents: > > > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is > > a > > command prompt which takes me to the: > > > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > > > directory. > > > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over > > from the > > properties dialog for the app itself. > > > > -Dean > > You might want to try the following; > > Right click BCB_LOW.bat and select Edit from the menu. > Delete the contents. > Copy and paste the following command into Notepad. > > Start /LOW C:\"Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > Save the batch file to your desktop and see if it works now. > > Good luck > > Nepatsfan > >
Guest DeanB Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? On Jul 30, 5:13 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > Good catch. By any chance, do you know why the path needs to be quoted in > this fashion? Seems somewhat unconventional. > Louis > > "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message > > news:uIj$K3u0HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > > > > Innews:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, > > DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > > >> Create a batch file with the following line: > > > >> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe > > > >> and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt > > >> and type > > >> "start /?" for more info. > > >> Louis > > > >> "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > >>news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > > > >>> Hello all, > > > >>> I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work > > >>> as a full > > >>> time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of > > >>> the > > >>> machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very > > >>> unresponsive. If I > > >>> set the priority level of the process to LOW, then > > >>> everything works > > >>> fine and the program still runs just the same. > > > >>> How can I set the priority level on an application such as > > >>> this? I > > >>> right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related > > >>> to > > >>> priority levels. > > > >>> Thanks! > > > >>> Dean- Hide quoted text - > > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my > > > desk-top with > > > the following contents: > > > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is > > > a > > > command prompt which takes me to the: > > > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > > > directory. > > > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over > > > from the > > > properties dialog for the app itself. > > > > -Dean > > > You might want to try the following; > > > Right click BCB_LOW.bat and select Edit from the menu. > > Delete the contents. > > Copy and paste the following command into Notepad. > > > Start /LOW C:\"Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > > Save the batch file to your desktop and see if it works now. > > > Good luck > > > Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - It worked! The quotes were there because I copied them from the Target item above (quotes are around the entire path.) When I moved them in the batch file as recommended, it worked perfectly, and it starts up in LOW priority. Many thanks to all! Dean
Guest Bob I Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? DeanB wrote: > On Jul 30, 5:00 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > >>I'm not sure what is going on. I also get this behavior on my Win2k box but >>my WinXP box is working as expected. If I find a solution, I will post back. >>Louis >> >>"DeanB" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >>news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> >>>On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Create a batch file with the following line: >> >>>>start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe >> >>>>and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type >> >>"start >> >>>>/?" for more info. >>>>Louis >> >>>>"dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >>>>news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... >> >>>>>Hello all, >> >>>>>I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work as a full >>>>>time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all of the >>>>>machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very unresponsive. If I set >>>>>the priority level of the process to LOW, then everything works fine >>>>>and the program still runs just the same. >> >>>>>How can I set the priority level on an application such as this? I >>>>>right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything related to priority >>>>>levels. >> >>>>>Thanks! >> >>>>>Dean- Hide quoted text - >> >>>>- Show quoted text - >> >>>Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with >>>the following contents: >> >>>start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" >> >>>When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is a >>>command prompt which takes me to the: >> >>> documents and settings\Dean\Desktop >> >>>directory. >> >>>Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over from the >>>properties dialog for the app itself. >> >>>-Dean- Hide quoted text - >> >>- Show quoted text - > > > There was no space, but I added one and it didn't work either. > > Here are the properties of my compiler icon: > > Target: "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > Start In: "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin" > > Run: Normal Window > > > -DeanB > Perhaps use the /wait parameter and see if the compiler is still running?
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? <snipped> >>>>> "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >>>>> news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... >> >>>>>> Hello all, >> >>>>>> I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at >>>>>> work >>>>>> as a full >>>>>> time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all >>>>>> of >>>>>> the >>>>>> machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very >>>>>> unresponsive. If I >>>>>> set the priority level of the process to LOW, then >>>>>> everything works >>>>>> fine and the program still runs just the same. >> >>>>>> How can I set the priority level on an application such >>>>>> as >>>>>> this? I >>>>>> right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything >>>>>> related >>>>>> to >>>>>> priority levels. >> >>>>>> Thanks! >> >>>>>> Dean- Hide quoted text - >> >>>>> - Show quoted text - >> >>>> Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my >>>> desk-top with >>>> the following contents: >> >>>> start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" >> >>>> When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get >>>> is >>>> a >>>> command prompt which takes me to the: >> >>>> documents and settings\Dean\Desktop >> >>>> directory. >> >>>> Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path >>>> over >>>> from the >>>> properties dialog for the app itself. >> >>>> -Dean >> >>> You might want to try the following; >> >>> Right click BCB_LOW.bat and select Edit from the menu. >>> Delete the contents. >>> Copy and paste the following command into Notepad. >> >>> Start /LOW C:\"Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" >> >>> Save the batch file to your desktop and see if it works >>> now. >> >>> Good luck >> >>> Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > It worked! The quotes were there because I copied them from > the Target > item above (quotes are around the entire path.) When I moved > them in > the batch file as recommended, it worked perfectly, and it > starts up > in LOW priority. > > Many thanks to all! > > Dean You're welcome. Nepatsfan
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? In news:f8lk9o0p56@enews2.newsguy.com, 3c273 <nospam@nospam.com> wrote: > Good catch. By any chance, do you know why the path needs to > be > quoted in this fashion? Seems somewhat unconventional. > Louis > Sorry, I don't know why it works that way. I ran into the same problem the OP had once and stumbled over the solution through sheer "dumb" luck. Nepatsfan > "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message > news:uIj$K3u0HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> In >> news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, >> DeanB <deanbrown3d@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: >>>> Create a batch file with the following line: >>>> >>>> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe >>>> >>>> and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt >>>> and type >>>> "start /?" for more info. >>>> Louis >>>> >>>> "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >>>> >>>> news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>>> I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work >>>>> as a full >>>>> time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all >>>>> of >>>>> the >>>>> machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very >>>>> unresponsive. If I >>>>> set the priority level of the process to LOW, then >>>>> everything works >>>>> fine and the program still runs just the same. >>>> >>>>> How can I set the priority level on an application such >>>>> as >>>>> this? I >>>>> right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything >>>>> related >>>>> to >>>>> priority levels. >>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>>> Dean- Hide quoted text - >>>> >>>> - Show quoted text - >>> >>> Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my >>> desk-top with >>> the following contents: >>> >>> start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" >>> >>> When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get >>> is >>> a >>> command prompt which takes me to the: >>> >>> documents and settings\Dean\Desktop >>> >>> directory. >>> >>> Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path >>> over >>> from the >>> properties dialog for the app itself. >>> >>> -Dean >> >> You might want to try the following; >> >> Right click BCB_LOW.bat and select Edit from the menu. >> Delete the contents. >> Copy and paste the following command into Notepad. >> >> Start /LOW C:\"Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" >> >> Save the batch file to your desktop and see if it works now. >> >> Good luck >> >> Nepatsfan
Guest DeanB Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? On Jul 30, 6:04 pm, "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote: > Innews:f8lk9o0p56@enews2.newsguy.com, > > 3c273 <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > > Good catch. By any chance, do you know why the path needs to > > be > > quoted in this fashion? Seems somewhat unconventional. > > Louis > > Sorry, I don't know why it works that way. I ran into the same > problem the OP had once and stumbled over the solution through > sheer "dumb" luck. > > Nepatsfan > > > > > "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message > >news:uIj$K3u0HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >> In > >>news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, > >> DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>> On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: > >>>> Create a batch file with the following line: > > >>>> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe > > >>>> and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt > >>>> and type > >>>> "start /?" for more info. > >>>> Louis > > >>>> "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >>>>news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... > > >>>>> Hello all, > > >>>>> I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at work > >>>>> as a full > >>>>> time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all > >>>>> of > >>>>> the > >>>>> machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very > >>>>> unresponsive. If I > >>>>> set the priority level of the process to LOW, then > >>>>> everything works > >>>>> fine and the program still runs just the same. > > >>>>> How can I set the priority level on an application such > >>>>> as > >>>>> this? I > >>>>> right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything > >>>>> related > >>>>> to > >>>>> priority levels. > > >>>>> Thanks! > > >>>>> Dean- Hide quoted text - > > >>>> - Show quoted text - > > >>> Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my > >>> desk-top with > >>> the following contents: > > >>> start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > >>> When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get > >>> is > >>> a > >>> command prompt which takes me to the: > > >>> documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > >>> directory. > > >>> Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path > >>> over > >>> from the > >>> properties dialog for the app itself. > > >>> -Dean > > >> You might want to try the following; > > >> Right click BCB_LOW.bat and select Edit from the menu. > >> Delete the contents. > >> Copy and paste the following command into Notepad. > > >> Start /LOW C:\"Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > >> Save the batch file to your desktop and see if it works now. > > >> Good luck > > >> Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Its because of the space isn't it? DOS must think its two different paths or commands.
Guest Vanguard Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? "DeanB" wrote in message news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > "3c273" wrote: >> >> Create a batch file with the following line: >> >> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe >> >> and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type >> "start >> /?" for more info. > > I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with > the following contents: > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is a > command prompt which takes me to the: > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > directory. > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over from the > properties dialog for the app itself. It's a parsing problem. Look again at the syntax shown when you run "start /?" in a DOS shell. Notice there is a title parameter and a command parameter. The title parameter, if used, requires it to be enclosed in double quotes. However, if you omit the title parameter but the command parameter requires it to be double-quoted due to spaces then the start command will see the double-quoted command parameter as the title parameter. The cure is to specify both the title and command parameters, as in: start "your_title" /low "command with embedded spaces"
Guest Nepatsfan Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? In news:1185842038.800967.88530@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com, DeanB <deanbrown3d@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jul 30, 6:04 pm, "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> > wrote: >> Innews:f8lk9o0p56@enews2.newsguy.com, >> >> 3c273 <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: >>> Good catch. By any chance, do you know why the path needs >>> to >>> be >>> quoted in this fashion? Seems somewhat unconventional. >>> Louis >> >> Sorry, I don't know why it works that way. I ran into the >> same >> problem the OP had once and stumbled over the solution >> through >> sheer "dumb" luck. >> >> Nepatsfan >> >> >> >>> "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message >>> news:uIj$K3u0HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> In >>>> news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com, >>>> DeanB <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> On Jul 30, 3:58 pm, "3c273" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote: >>>>>> Create a batch file with the following line: >> >>>>>> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe >> >>>>>> and use that to start your program. Open a command >>>>>> prompt >>>>>> and type >>>>>> "start /?" for more info. >>>>>> Louis >> >>>>>> "dean" <deanbrow...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >>>>>> news:1185822739.089124.223080@19g2000hsx.googlegroups.com... >> >>>>>>> Hello all, >> >>>>>>> I regularly run Borland's compiler (CBuilder 6.0) at >>>>>>> work >>>>>>> as a full >>>>>>> time developer, but when it compiles it hogs nearly all >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> machine's CPU time, and all other apps are very >>>>>>> unresponsive. If I >>>>>>> set the priority level of the process to LOW, then >>>>>>> everything works >>>>>>> fine and the program still runs just the same. >> >>>>>>> How can I set the priority level on an application such >>>>>>> as >>>>>>> this? I >>>>>>> right-click on the shortcut and can't see anything >>>>>>> related >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> priority levels. >> >>>>>>> Thanks! >> >>>>>>> Dean- Hide quoted text - >> >>>>>> - Show quoted text - >> >>>>> Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my >>>>> desk-top with >>>>> the following contents: >> >>>>> start/LOW "C:\Program >>>>> Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" >> >>>>> When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I >>>>> get >>>>> is >>>>> a >>>>> command prompt which takes me to the: >> >>>>> documents and settings\Dean\Desktop >> >>>>> directory. >> >>>>> Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path >>>>> over >>>>> from the >>>>> properties dialog for the app itself. >> >>>>> -Dean >> >>>> You might want to try the following; >> >>>> Right click BCB_LOW.bat and select Edit from the menu. >>>> Delete the contents. >>>> Copy and paste the following command into Notepad. >> >>>> Start /LOW C:\"Program >>>> Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" >> >>>> Save the batch file to your desktop and see if it works >>>> now. >> >>>> Good luck >> >>>> Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > Its because of the space isn't it? DOS must think its two > different > paths or commands. If you're referring to the space between Start and /LOW, that wasn't a problem. Having Start/LOW as the command portion of the line in your batch file wouldn't be a problem. If you're talking about the space between Program and Files, yes, that's where the problem starts. As I think you know, standard practice when there's a space within the path to a file or program is to enclose the entire path in quotation marks. That applies to XP's command environment as well as DOS. Without the quotes, you get an error message such as Windows can't find 'C:\Program'. BTW, there's no DOS in XP. For some reason, and I don't know why, the Start command requires that the first quotation mark in a path which has a space must come after the drive portion of the path. You're original batch file had the quotation mark before C:\ like this; "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" That resulted in you're launching a command prompt window. It was as if Windows didn't even see the program portion of your batch file entry. When you move the first quotation mark after C:\, as in C:\"Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe", the batch file works properly. C:\"Program Files"\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe, where only the portion of the path with the space is enclosed in quotes, would work as well. Nepatsfan
Guest DeanB Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? On Jul 30, 11:07 pm, "Vanguard" <vanguar...@comcast.net> wrote: > "DeanB" wrote in message > > news:1185827222.431828.219620@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > > > "3c273" wrote: > > >> Create a batch file with the following line: > > >> start /LOW x:\pathtoyourprogram.exe > > >> and use that to start your program. Open a command prompt and type > >> "start > >> /?" for more info. > > > I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with > > the following contents: > > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > > When I double-click the icon for this .bat file, all I get is a > > command prompt which takes me to the: > > > documents and settings\Dean\Desktop > > > directory. > > > Can you tell me what I'm missing here? I copied the path over from the > > properties dialog for the app itself. > > It's a parsing problem. Look again at the syntax shown when you run > "start /?" in a DOS shell. Notice there is a title parameter and a > command parameter. The title parameter, if used, requires it to be > enclosed in double quotes. However, if you omit the title parameter but > the command parameter requires it to be double-quoted due to spaces then > the start command will see the double-quoted command parameter as the > title parameter. The cure is to specify both the title and command > parameters, as in: > > start "your_title" /low "command with embedded spaces"- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Ok! Thanks for the updates.
Guest Ayush Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? [DeanB] wrote-: > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with > the following contents: > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" Try: start /low "" "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" The first parameter should be title. When you run start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" the start command thinks that the exe path is title not the file to run that's why it doesn't work. Good Luck, Ayush. -- XP-Tips [Disable Turn off computer button on Welcome screen] : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/advanced/sdbutton.mspx
Guest 3c273 Posted August 2, 2007 Posted August 2, 2007 Re: Can you set process priority for an exe? Thanks for the explanation. Louis "Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message news:usfUVeS1HHA.5992@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > [DeanB] wrote-: > > Thanks! I have the new batch file (BCB_LOW.bat) on my desk-top with > > the following contents: > > > > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > Try: > start /low "" "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > > The first parameter should be title. When you run > start/LOW "C:\Program Files\Borland\CBuilder6\Bin\bcb.exe" > the start command thinks that the exe path is title not the file to run that's why it > doesn't work. > > > Good Luck, Ayush. > -- > XP-Tips [Disable Turn off computer button on Welcome screen] : > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/advanced/sdbutton.mspx
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