How to run cmd.exe with over 8191 characters in VB

Why not just do them one at a time, like below?  Do you really need the TIMEOUT in there?

For i= 0 to 8000
    Txtcommand = "timeout 5"
    Txtcommand = Txtcommand & "&& ffmpeg -i " & Filelist.List(i) & " -vf ''"drawtext=fontfile=arial.ttf: text='wartermark'"" -f mp4 " & """" & "output" & i &".mp4"""
    Txtcommand = Txtcommand & "&& EXIT"
    Shell "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /k " & Txtcommand, vbMinimizedNoFocus
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Powershell is so powerful, no escape character needed like cmd. Except $File only contains files name in a directory, no path. It takes time to figure out why ffmpeg get the file name but still show error: no such file or folder
This is your script I tested in Powershell before putting it in to vb, works like a charm.

$Files = get-Childitem "E:\input"
Foreach ($File in $Files){ E:\ffmpeg.exe -i E:\input\$File -vf "drawtext=fontfile=arial.ttf:text='wartermark':fontsize=30:fontcolor=white:x=260:y=445" -crf 31 -c:a copy -f mp4 E:\output\$File}

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By the way, can you do me a favor, the final solution to make my job easier and prolly put an end to it.
I want powershell to get-child from one input video folder and run 5 differ ffmpeg to drawtext "watermarkA" to output folder A, drawtext "wartermarkB" to output B and "watermarkC" to output C...
Is it possible?

Thanks.

So

You want it like this

E:\output\$File

Would then be

E:\output\"$File + WatermarkB"

I don't quite understand what it is you want me to do, I know it's doable I just don't understand.

Thanks,

Alex

@linh ha,

Are you all set with this now, or do you need more help?  If all set, could you please close it out now.  If you need help with the question close process take a look at:

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