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A Batch file in the ole DOS days. Would go something like this.
Lets say you have a program called 123.exe located in directory hello off the root drive (c
the path to it would look like this:
c:\hello\123.exe
Your batchfile could be right on the root directory - lets call it batch.bat
Open notepad,
type
@echo off
cls
cd hello
123.exe
Then save as batch.bat save into your c:
and if you typed batch - it would automatically take you to the hello directory - and run 123.exe
You can follow this for any batch file you wish to do - and get much more extensive at that.
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Stuart
Lets say you have a program called 123.exe located in directory hello off the root drive (c
the path to it would look like this:
c:\hello\123.exe
Your batchfile could be right on the root directory - lets call it batch.bat
Open notepad,
type
@echo off
cls
cd hello
123.exe
Then save as batch.bat save into your c:
and if you typed batch - it would automatically take you to the hello directory - and run 123.exe
You can follow this for any batch file you wish to do - and get much more extensive at that.
**If you found my post or other's posts helpful, please let us know by clicking the helpful link on our post section.
Stuart
FYI,
Your AUTOEXEC.BAT is a batch file... All files with the BAT extension are batch files. They still are handy and since Java.exe runs in DOS, I'm still using batch files to start my DOS Session in a special directory. Yes I go back to BD (Before DOS) when CP/M was on a PC!
Generally, anything you can do on a DOS/command line can be done in a batch file. Just remember: one command to a line and @ before a command hides the command if ECHO is on (default). That is why @ECHO OFF is usually the first line in a batch file.
Brian
BRBecker20@yahoo.com
Your AUTOEXEC.BAT is a batch file... All files with the BAT extension are batch files. They still are handy and since Java.exe runs in DOS, I'm still using batch files to start my DOS Session in a special directory. Yes I go back to BD (Before DOS) when CP/M was on a PC!
Generally, anything you can do on a DOS/command line can be done in a batch file. Just remember: one command to a line and @ before a command hides the command if ECHO is on (default). That is why @ECHO OFF is usually the first line in a batch file.
Brian
BRBecker20@yahoo.com
HugoGuessit
Technical User
schase,
thanks for pointing out that can be done in notepad. I've still been dropping to a dos prompt and using the copy con command to create batch files. Not that I've used them much now that windows allows me to click on any file I want. I just go find the file with the funny icon and that is usually the *.exe file.
hg
thanks for pointing out that can be done in notepad. I've still been dropping to a dos prompt and using the copy con command to create batch files. Not that I've used them much now that windows allows me to click on any file I want. I just go find the file with the funny icon and that is usually the *.exe file.
hg
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