BAT/CMD to launch a exe multiple times with different parameters without extra bat files

Question

Have a bat that calls a single exe for say 5-10 functions. Is there a way to make the executable run in multiple processes from a bat or cmd? for example:

  start cmd /k 
   cd Program files\Prog\Happy
   happy.exe optimize 113 /nointerupt >NuL &
   happy.exe optimize 114 /nointerupt >NuL &
   happy.exe optimize 115 /nointerupt >NuL &
   happy.exe optimize 116 /nointerupt >NuL &

I would rather not use multiple bat files called from one bat file. Perhaps create a separate PID for each exe....?

Ideas?

Solution

Sounds like you want to launch simultaneous multiple instances of happy.exe?

You can accomplish it using the START command in a single batch file:

start "one" happy.exe optimize 113 /nointerupt >NuL &
start "two" happy.exe optimize 114 /nointerupt >NuL &
start "three" happy.exe optimize 115 /nointerupt >NuL &
start "four" happy.exe optimize 116 /nointerupt >NuL &

For usage type start /?