I'm a newbie at writing DOS batch files. I've tried to look for it, but I can't seem to figure out how to read from an input file. Is there an equivalent of a cin statement in DOS Batch programming.
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Jump to PostBatch files are just a way of grouping together calls to programs and system commands. Everything in a batch file is just something that you can do on the command line. The power comes from being able to group together numerous calls to execute a series of steps. If you …
Jump to PostWhat you might want to do is install something like Python or Ruby and write your scripts in that.
No need for compilers.
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WaltP
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Worthless addition does not help the OP at all, and 6 years late to boot
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don't revive zombies
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