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MS-DOS Batch Files

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Introduction to MS-DOS Batch Files
Create a Simple Program
How to Get Command Prompt and its commands
Matrix Program

Introduction to MS-DOS Batch Files

Batch files are not a program. It consists of commands and batched in to a one file. That file called as Batch file. It is easy to make batch files. If you can think lot may be you can make an advance batch file. Just Think.

Create a Simple Program

Example:
@echo off
C:
Cd\
Tree /f /a
Echo Did you see directory of your C drive
Pause


Type above example in Notepad and save it as any name you prefer and extensions should be .cmd of .Bat.


Example:- MyBatchProgram.cmd or MyBatchProgram.bat

Run that file.

That is called Batch program. If you type above command lines in MS-DOS command Prompt then you’ll get same kind of results. Different is you have to type each command by command instead of double clicking the batch program.

How to Get Command Prompt and its commands

You can learn commands in MS-DOS by typing help in MS-DOS Command Prompt. To get that,
Go to Start > Run and Type Cmd or Command. In the command prompt type HELP. You will get lots of commands. If you need more help about each program shown in command prompt Type particular program name and /? after the program’s name.

Example:- tree /?

Matrix Program

Example:
@echo off
cls
:start
color 0A
echo 100 000000 0010 010010 101 01110 111000 0 1111 0100 0001 11 110 01
echo 010011 0101 011 01 010 101010 10 101101 110 110110 10110 11 01101101 11
echo 11110111 101 10 1 01 111100 10 01 100 0000101 1 11101 000110 01 011 01
echo 100 000000 0010 010010 101 01110 111000 0 1111 0100 0001 11 110 01
echo 0101000 0000 0 00 0 0011101 11010 11011 1011 1011011000 0 1 1000000011
echo 11110111 101 10 1 01 111100 10 01 100 0000101 1 11101 000110 01 011 01
Goto start


Save above program as MATRIX.CMD or MATRIX.BAT. This file found from Internet who has implemented his creative idea.

More Batch file Help is coming near future…..
(If you are hurry please forward your problem to lasanthaindrajith@gmail.com)

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Lasantha

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