# Feature Request: Disable "DOS Box" while running a "Tool"?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-disable-dos-box-while-running-a-tool/7313
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 10, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-disable-dos-box-while-running-a-tool/7313 "2008-10-10T12:46:34Z")
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### Author: ![Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/moonbase/32/207_2.png) [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-disable-dos-box-while-running-a-tool/7313/1 "2008-10-10T12:46:34Z")

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I just had to update MusicIP Mixer's database with BPM values and used a command-line exe as "tool" inside MP3Tag for this. I ran it on a sample 4,255 files and have the following feature requests:

1. Is it somehow possible to introduce an option _not_ to show the DOS Box popping up for each and every file? This looks a bit crazy:

![](http://www.kaufen-ist-toll.de/download/radio/mp3tag-tools-dosbox.jpg)

1. It seems MP3Tag spawns a new process for each selected song file, resulting in lots of processes running at the same time (and thus probably clobbering weaker machinery). In updating info for 4,255 files, I lost the info on 21 (which could be re-done).

Would it be possible _not_ to run _all_ processes at the same time but instead proceed to the next file in the list only _after the current one has finished execution,_ i.e. handle all files _sequentially?_ I guess this would make to "Tools" function much more versatile (if selectable), it could then also be used to spawn processes that can handle only _one_ instance running.

Since most tools used would be small command-line tools anyway (I think), there'd be not many problems with having to keep a DOS window open and maybe wait for user input or the like.

What do you think?

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