BATCH                                                              Menu: FILES
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Executes a batch file created by an editor.
(Applicable in both geometric and solid modules.)

        1. (CHAR) batch file full name (1-12 char.)
        2. (Y/N) set graphics off ? <n>

Description:
Use this command, while in session, to execute a batch file containing
commands and parameters previously written using an external editor (such as:
PE, EDLIN, EDIX).
Enter the name of the batch file to execute. You have the option to set the
graphics display off. This will allow the execution of the batch file without
displaying the result of each operation, thus saving time.
When writing the batch file, avoid using printer control characters. If you
are uncertain whether your word processor produces a non-document ASCII file,
use the DOS EDLIN editor.
Any of the modeling commands and parameters may appear in each line of the
file, as long as it ends with the two characters `|;', representing ENTER.
If you create a batch file namedarcauser, it will be executed every time you
enter the system from the directory in which thearcauserfile is located.
The batch command can be used for the execution of long processes, such as
solid creation, etc. The system will automatically carry out the entire
process. If the batch file includes commands that create or open new files the
system will assume that the user wishes to overwrite files of the same name if
they already exist.
During the operation of the batch file, the current command, its parameters
and time of execution are displayed on screen. Should an error occur the batch
will be halted and the command and parameters that were the cause of the error
will remain displayed.
The progress of the execution of the batch file is also recorded in a file
called ARC.LOG which the system opens. Several batch files executed in the
same session will be recorded consecutively within the same file. A batch file
executed in a new session will overwrite the existing file. The file contains
the following data: batch file name, number of line in the batch file, name of
command executed and the time of the start of the command.
NOTE:The batch file must be in the current directory.
        Example: Create an ASCII file named elev1, in the following format:
                 \clear y|;
                 \load house1|;
                 \solid w h|;
                 \elev f|;
                 \save el1|;
                 While in the system enter the following command:
                 \batch elev1 n
        Result:  The commands contained in the fileelev1are carried out
                 sequentially, and the operations will not be shown
                 graphically on the screen.
