Thanks.
Good to know.
Alan
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- 16 Jan 2010 14:10
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: SPAM ALERT via P.M.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7805
- 16 Jan 2010 08:51
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: strLen Subroutine in Windows 2000 doesn't work
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9226
- 16 Jan 2010 08:08
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: SPAM ALERT via P.M.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7805
- 16 Jan 2010 05:24
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Clear Contents of a Log File using Batch Script
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7783
- 16 Jan 2010 04:49
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: vbscript vs dos
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6323
Example where DOS cannot work :- I needed to know the time interval between the modifications of several files. The DOS command DIR gave me date and hours and minutes, but no seconds. I had to use VB script to get the time resolved down to 1 second. N.B. If I only need a time resolution down to 1 mi...
- 16 Jan 2010 04:27
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Octal Decimal and Leading Zeros
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10900
Another benefit of starting at 1000etc is very simple sorting. I often create a log file when a batch script runs, and once I had to sort the lines of text :- What should have been a sequence from 1 to 12 became 1, 10, 11, 12, 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Since then I prefer to always start at 1000 just i...
- 16 Jan 2010 03:53
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: SPAM ALERT via P.M.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7805
SPAM ALERT via P.M.
I have just received a P.M. from someone who joined two days ago. Message was Hello friend, i found you m u n a r o . c o . c c /******/ n.b. I masked my personal identity with ****** I have NOT responded nor clicked. I googled and got two results with junaro.co.cc "I found you" Has everyo...
- 11 Dec 2009 06:40
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: ECHO. FAILS to give text or blank line - Instead use ECHO/
- Replies: 44
- Views: 215247
Thank you for your response. ECHO+ is not safe. Contents of ECHO_DOT.BAT @echo off ECHO About to issue command ECHO+ A B C D E F ECHO+ A B C D E F ECHO Have now issued command ECHO+ A B C D E F PAUSE NORMAL consequence of ECHO_DOT.BAT About to issue command ECHO+ A B C D E F A B C D E F Have now iss...
- 10 Dec 2009 16:22
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: ECHO. FAILS to give text or blank line - Instead use ECHO/
- Replies: 44
- Views: 215247
- 09 Dec 2009 11:19
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: ECHO. FAILS to give text or blank line - Instead use ECHO/
- Replies: 44
- Views: 215247
ECHO. FAILS to give text or blank line - Instead use ECHO/
The following tip is unreliable :- m Also you may fail to get blank space BEFORE text from "ECHO. text" Instead of an empty line, or " text", it may instead announce 'echo.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. The above error happ...
- 31 Dec 2008 15:01
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Help: Batch file running unexpectedly slowly
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7611
- 04 Oct 2008 10:21
- Forum: DOS Batch Forum
- Topic: Help: Batch file running unexpectedly slowly
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7611
Impossible question. You will make it much easier to answer an impossible question if you give extra information :- What is testprog ? What is its complete name, e.g. testprog.com, testprog.exe, testprog.bat etc. If it is a *.BAT or *.CMD file you should post the complete file. Exactly what are the ...