Hello all. I need to set up a batch file to work w/ the Visual Studio.NET
2003 command prompt. However, when I run the batch file it uses the
standard command prompt. Is there a way to differentiate batch files
between the two prompts? Also, where might I find information on the
differences between the 2 prompts?

Thanks,
Herb

Add the following as the first line in your batch file.

@Call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\Common\Tools\VCVars.bat"

(watch for line wrap)

The VS command prompt still uses cmd.exe, it just sets some ENV variables
from the above batch file.

"Herb Stevenson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello all. I need to set up a batch file to work w/ the Visual Studio.NET
> 2003 command prompt. However, when I run the batch file it uses the
> standard command prompt. Is there a way to differentiate batch files
> between the two prompts? Also, where might I find information on the
> differences between the 2 prompts?
>
> Thanks,
> Herb
>
>

Jim,
Thanks for the tip. That seemed to work. I just had to adjust the path to
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat"



"Jim Hughes" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Add the following as the first line in your batch file.
>
> @Call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
> 2003\Common\Tools\VCVars.bat"
>
> (watch for line wrap)
>
> The VS command prompt still uses cmd.exe, it just sets some ENV variables
> from the above batch file.
>
> "Herb Stevenson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello all. I need to set up a batch file to work w/ the Visual
Studio.NET
> > 2003 command prompt. However, when I run the batch file it uses the
> > standard command prompt. Is there a way to differentiate batch files
> > between the two prompts? Also, where might I find information on the
> > differences between the 2 prompts?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Herb
> >
> >
>
>