DC>> If I follow you, that should load Switcher and then call the
 DC>> N.bat file in one operation...
 DC>
 DC>> But, I tried that and N.bat does load until I unload Switcher.
 DC>>  :(

 ml>> you're probably missing an option for START that tells it not
 ml>> to wait for the STARTed app to complete before continuing...

 DC> But, I don't see a coomand that does that...

you mean "option", right?

 DC> c:\node\bwave>start
 DC>
 DC> Runs a Windows program or an MS-DOS program.
 DC>
 DC>
 DC>
 DC> START [options] program [arg...]
 DC>
 DC> START [options] document.ext
 DC>
 DC>
 DC>
 DC> /m[inimized] Run the new program minimized (in the
 DC> background).
 DC> /max[imized] Run the new program maximized (in the
 DC> foreground).
 DC> /r[estored]  Run the new program restored (in the foreground).
 DC> [default]
 DC> /w[ait]      Does not return until the other program exits.

it would be the opposite of this last one... as i've mentioned in the past,
though, it seems like switcher is /not/ the environment you really want...
it just won't do the things that you need and desire... and it's not
necessary anyway when you are already running in a multitasking environment
that does what you want and a lot more ;)

)\/(ark