running vb3 .exe from .bat in win3.1

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From: Cynda Kindle
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:00

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I have a visual basic 3 .exe file that I'm trying to run from a .bat file
because I need to copy some files from another directory into one file and
then run the program.  The copy runs and then I get the message "Windows is
already running" and it doesn't run my program.

I would appreciate any help on this.

Here's the .bat: - I'm trying to run it under Win 3.1

copy c:\pcplus\dnload\b04u6*.* flat.dat
paflat.exe

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From: "Cynda Kindle" <dwkindle@iname.com>
Subject: running vb3 .exe from .bat in win3.1
Date: 1999/02/26
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