run a windows batch file from node.js

Question

am trying to run a test.bat file inside node.js

here is the code

var exec = require(\'child_process\').execFile;

case \'/start\':
    req.on(\'data         


        

Answer 1

In Windows, I don't prefer spawn as it creates a new cmd.exe and we have to pass the .bat or .cmd file as an argument. exec is a better option. Example below:

Please note that in Windows you need to pass the path with double backslashes. E.g. C:\\path\\batfilename.bat

const { exec } = require('child_process');
exec("path", (err, stdout, stderr) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
    return;
  }
  console.log(stdout);
});