Batch Files

[enquirer]

When I first started using computers, I composed many .bat files to carry
out repetitive tasks. Now I'm using Windows, I would like to write batch
files for friends, to help them do certain tasks.

Can I do the same under Windows?

 

[Ken Blake]

When I first started using computers, I composed many .bat files to carry
out repetitive tasks. Now I'm using Windows, I would like to write batch
files for friends, to help them do certain tasks.

Can I do the same under Windows?

If you're asking whether batch files work under Windows, yes they do.

However, depending on what it is you're trying to accomplish, a batch file
may or may not be an appropriate tool.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Yes, however there are a few commands that don't work in XP.

New ways to do familiar tasks...

Start | Run | Copy and paste the following line:

%windir%\hh.exe ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\ntcmds.chm::/dos_diffs.htm

Click OK.

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