Jim Richards said:
I have forgotten how to pause the batch file execution while it is still in
the dos environment. I just want to see the last ECHO statement BEFORE
returning to windows XP Pro. Any help please, Jim
"while it is still in the dos environment" = "before the command prompt
window closes"; "returning to windows XP Pro" = "the command prompt window
closes".
This may seem like a trivial nitpick, however, it has been my experience
that simplifications (even those as easily understandable as the above)
sometimes obscure facts that it would otherwise be useful to keep in mind.
For one thing, even while a command prompt window is open, the o/s (windows
XP Pro) has not been left behind only to become active again once the batch
file has completed. The user might get the sense of "returning from the
execution of a batch file", but the o/s's viewpoint of the proceedings is
entirely different. Unfortunately (or fortunately) when it comes to a
disagreement about what should happen, the system itself is most often
right. But what else should you expect when it is the system's rules that we
are playing by?
As an aside, it is relatively simple to create a programming environment in
which the behavious of one's code is determined by the rules of the system.
If anyone could ever come up with a system that would carry out what we
intend rather than how we code it, well, that would be one wealthy
individual!
My apologies for a somewhat off-topic post; I was just feeling a bit
philosophical tonight.
/Al
