title: How do I run a .exe but stay in the same command window (not open a new one)?
body: <p>I have searched for many weeks to solve my problem and can't find a good way of doing it that works on every machine I may need to use.</p>
  
  <p>I know START command opens a new window to do the .exe, but I want to stay in the same window and run the .exe</p>
  
  <p>(because I want my batch file to continue ONLY WHEN THE .EXE has finished running)</p>
  
  <p>I have found that on some computers when I .exe it opens a new window and other computers is stays in the same window which makes me think my code is fine but there is a setting somewhere on the computers that is different. </p>
  
  <p>Can you help? What are my options? The .exe I am running is NASTRAN which is an engineering solver that runs in command window.</p>