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Article #25871Re: Echo Off! Solution!
From: Chuck Bowden
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1988 20:40
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1988 20:40
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In article <1256@nbires.nbi.com>, maa@nbires.nbi.com (Mark Armbrust) writes: > > If you are using ANSI.SYS or some variant, you can say: > > echo off > echo *[A*[K*[2A * = <escape> > > (... more stuff deleted) I don't know if this is just in MS-DOS 3.3, but placing an "@" symbol before your command in a batch file suppresses the echo of that line. e.g., @echo off rest of stuff in .bat file @echo on works, or if you prefer: @command 1 @command 2 @etc. In some cases you will the prompt will appear twice after executing a batch file, e.g. C:\YOURDIR> C:\YOURDIR> The fix for this is to edit the batch file so that there is no blank line after the last command. Chuck Bowden, WB7R, chuckb@tc.fluke.COM John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. M/S 232-E, P.O.Box C-9090, Everett, WA 98206
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!fluke!chuckb From: chuckb@tc.fluke.COM (Chuck Bowden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Echo Off! Solution! Message-ID: <3209@fluke.COM> Date: 24 Mar 88 20:40:40 GMT References: <2110@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <1256@nbires.nbi.com> Sender: news@tc.fluke.COM Lines: 41 Summary: better solution