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Article #133Re: tricky batch - help
From: Timothy D. Goss
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 02:26
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 02:26
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A tricky way to do it would be to write a small subroutine using only commands built in to the DOS batch file language (and a good getkey program) which would build the file name in an environment variable. It wouldn't be too hard. If anyone wants such a beast I could probably do it. The suggestion offered about writing a program is not within everyone's reach but is also doable if anyone is interested... +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | _ /| | | \'o.O' We the unwilling, led by the unknowning, | | =(___)= are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. | | U We have done so much, for so long, with so little | | Timothy D. Goss we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. | | goss@micor.ocunix.on.ca | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!utgpu!cunews!revcan!micor!goss From: goss@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Timothy D. Goss) Subject: Re: tricky batch - help Organization: M.B. Cormier INC., Orleans (Ont) Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 02:26:01 GMT Message-ID: <1992Apr8.022601.24932@micor.ocunix.on.ca> References: <92097.223002L28BC@CUNYVM.BITNET> <7APR199213093097@zeus.tamu.edu> Lines: 15