Execute Multiple Commands With One System Exec Call in LabVIEW

Updated Aug 17, 2023

Reported In

Software

  • LabVIEW

Operating System

  • Windows

Issue Details

How can I execute multiple commands with a single call to the System Exec VI in LabVIEW for Windows OS?

Solution

Multiple commands can be executed with the System Exec VI by separating the commands with the '&' character. For example, if you wanted to execute ipconfig followed by dir you would call the
System Exec VI with the following line as the Command Line input:
cmd /k ipconfig & dir


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