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- If you find yourself using some of the same commands over and
- over in your daily work you probably need A BATCH FILE. Batch
- processing lets you combine any series of commands to perform
- some frequently used task.You execute this series of commands
- (the batch file) by typing just the NAME of the file itself:
- To execute XYZ.BAT you would type: XYZ (only).
- The commands in a batch file are executed in exactly the same
- way as if you had executed them at your PC keyboard by typing
- each and every one of the lines in the file separately! Each
- of these FILES must carry the extension .BAT. This instructs
- DOS to recognize them as such. DOS reads the batch file lines
- performing the keystrokes you have entered there,>EXACTLY<the
- same way, every time---error free!
- Your uses of batch files are limited only by your imagination.
- Other than the AUTOEXEC.BAT file (which is covered separately
- here [In the next series])"batching" could be used to perform
- repetetive tasks, moving thru several levels of sub-director-
- ies>>to a program, to control a printer and to generally save
- a lot of time and effort.For example,and while it may seem to
- be a small thing, TIMEMASTER uses C.BAT in lieu of >"cls" and
- M>BAT instead of >"type menu.doc".These files only save a few
- keystrokes---others can save m-a-n-y, as you will learn. They
- can perform an unlimited number of functions for you.