Start and Stop Services in a single batch file?

**Dilbert** · 20-01-2010

Hello Friends,
I was wondering, that is it possible to start or stop a service using a single batch file.?? Can I use the "if" type structure to do the both services in one batch file.?? I am very new to this batch files, so hoping that someone can help me out.! Please help me as soon as possible.!

**opaper** · 20-01-2010

You can create the batch files to schedule all sorts of things from Defragging drives, to performing backups, stopping services on servers, etc. The batch files are made like the DOS commands. In other words, you can say that the
batch file is made of the exact same commands. Here is an example :

Code:

h:
cd\retros~1
copy *.* c:\retrocpy /V/Y

You will have to open the Notepad which is a simple text editor. Type the commands that has been mentioned above into Notepad and then save the code. Also make sure that while saving the text file you will have to save it as .bat. You can do this by selecting Type as the 'All Files'. Hope that you will get some needful help from this post.

**kelfro** · 20-01-2010

I think that you can use the following code for Start and Stop Services in a single batch file. You will have to create a batch file as mentioned by the 'opaper'. The following coding you will have to save in the Notepad and then save it as Batch file. Here is the coding

Code:

IF "service"==stopped "NET START 'service'"

IF "service"==started "NET STOP 'service'"

**Katty** · 20-01-2010

Instead of using the

Code:

IF "service"==stopped "NET START 'service'"
IF "service"==started "NET STOP 'service'"

you can also use the following

Code:

NET START "service" || NET STOP "service"

The symbol "||" is used when you have to redirect to run the second command if the first fails. So there is no major difference in between the two coding.

**absolute55** · 20-01-2010

You can also use the following code.

Code:

sc query service | findstr /i running | if "%errorlevel%"=="0" (sc stop service) else (sc start service)

Now when the %errorlevel% is not 0, it means that the search string wasn't found in the output of the command and that doesn't mean that the command failed. Many think that when the %errorlevel% is not 0 means that there is some error in the coding so the command has failed. I would like to tell you that this is not the fact.