Opening multiple PDF documents using batch file

Question

I am trying to open several PDF documents using a simple batch file:

ECHO OFF
CLS
cd Program Files\\Adobe\\Reader 9.0\\Reader
Acrord32.exe C:\\Users\\BW1.pd         


        

Answer 1

For me it works even without the start command. I use:

c:\path\to\my.pdf

in cmd.exe windows frequently, and it always opens Acrobat Reader (my default viewer on Windows). In a batchfile I've written to generate PDF via Ghostscript, my last two lines are:

"%ouptutpath%\%outputfile%.pdf"
"%outputpath%\%outputfile%-optimized.pdf"

which automatically opens both generated PDFs in two different Reader windows. (My %outputpath% contains spaces, the %outputfile% may also have some...)