Beginner -- How to start?

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Hello,
I am interested in learning how to write BAT files for Windows XP (I hope I
am in the right place).

Can anyone direct me to a website that can provide tutorials on how to
learn?

I want to write a program that:

1) opens a program #1 and enters some data
2) waits for program #1 to finish its work, then closes it
3) opens a program #2 and enters some data
4) waits for program #2 to finish its work, then closes it
5) etc...

Thanks
 
jcnews said:
I am interested in learning how to write BAT files for Windows XP (I hope I
am in the right place).
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You're welcome.
Can anyone direct me to a website that can provide tutorials on how to
learn?
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The only good tutorial I know of is for command.com, but the basics are
the same. See first of my appended links.
I want to write a program that:

1) opens a program #1 and enters some data
2) waits for program #1 to finish its work, then closes it
3) opens a program #2 and enters some data
4) waits for program #2 to finish its work, then closes it
5) etc...
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If the programs aren't command line one's prepared to read from
StdIn (so I/O is redirectable) you are probaply better of using
windows scripting host with vbscript oder jscript.

DOS/w9x/ME
http://www.allenware.com/icsw/icswidx.htm
http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/~batch/batchtoc.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_operating_system_batch_programming
http://www.computerhope.com/batch.htm
http://home7.inet.tele.dk/batfiles/
http://www.ericphelps.com/batch/
http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/http2.html#batch
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/
http://www.tnd.com/camosun/elex130/dosbatchtutor1.html
http://gatsby.tafe.tas.edu.au/batch/
NT/W2K/XP------------------------------
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/batch.mspx
http://www.ss64.com/nt/index.html
http://www.commandline.co.uk/lib/treeview/index.php
http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/http2.html#cmdscript
http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/cmdprompt.html
http://www.seanet.com/~shardy/ntscript.html
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/
http://www.jsiinc.com/reghack.htm
W2K>HH windows.chm::ntcmds.htm
XP>HH ntcmds.chm

Or search these groups. Replace "your+keywords" with your keywords

http://www.google.com/groups?group=alt.msdos.batch&q=your+keywords
http://www.google.com/groups?group=alt.msdos.batch.nt&q=your+keywords
http://www.google.com/groups?group=alt.msdos.batch.*&q=your+keywords
http://www.google.com/groups?group=microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin&q=your+keywords

or directly open the advanced Group Search page with preentered group:
http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=group:alt.msdos.batch
http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=group:alt.msdos.batch.nt
http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=group:alt.msdos.batch.*
http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=group:microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin

If you are using internet explorer as your browser take a look here:
http://www.commandline.co.uk/searchurl/index.html
where Ritchie Lawrence lined out how to ease searching a lot.


HTH
 
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