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by Jamessotech
07 Nov 2014 09:02
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Escape Characters
Replies: 13
Views: 21586

Re: Escape Characters

Hi Guys,

Thanks for response. I guess I need to face reality that the old dos days are about gone.

Thanks again
by Jamessotech
06 Nov 2014 15:17
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Escape Characters
Replies: 13
Views: 21586

Escape Characters

I would like to place this line in a batch file, cannot understand how to add escape characters:

echo Esc[1;5;31m Warning You are about to delete files...

I want it to make the text red and blink

any assistance or referral will be appreciated.

Thanks
by Jamessotech
23 Oct 2014 13:40
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: USB Drive
Replies: 2
Views: 2947

USB Drive

I am trying to write batch file that will recognize a thumb drive and assign drive letter automatically. For installing a program from the drive. I have tried a couple from the internet but they do not recognize my thumb drive. This is one I tried: set "USBDRV=" for %%a in (d e f g h i j k...