Minimize cmd.exe window launched from MATLAB?

12 views (last 30 days)
I am using a TCP/IP object to have MATLAB communicate with Python in the background. Python needs to be the server, so from MATLAB I call the Python script like so:
!python main.py &
Everything works properly if I do this, except the cmd.exe window is in the middle of the screen (the user interacting with this window is not a good idea).
Is there a way to minimize the cmd.exe window (titled 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe' - I can figure out its fid) while keeping the exclamation and ambersand operators in the system call as-is?
  2 Comments
Ajay krishna Vasanthakumar
Hello Dominik,
Did you find the answer ?
Thanks
Ajay Krishna
dpb
dpb on 19 Nov 2020
Did you not read the ANSWER below????

Sign in to comment.

Accepted Answer

dpb
dpb on 7 Jan 2020
Use a batch file or multiple command on the executable and
START yourbatch /MIN
to create the process minimized. Kick this off with the '&' to detach from MATLAB; the process then must exit on its own when completed, however, or the shell will still be open, just minimized.

More Answers (0)

Community Treasure Hunt

Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!

Start Hunting!