Batch file tutorial-1

                            Beginning

This batch file tutorial is basically for the beginners who does not have no inial idea about batch files.
This tutorial is on how to make Batch file withNotepad...



Before the tutorial (Here are some basics!)

The words in ( ) are just Remarks...

echo on/off :

To Start off, there is the @echo off/on
and there is echo
and there is pause

Here is an Example!

Type this in Notepad and Save as Test.bat
and double click on it

Code:
@echo off
echo Hello This is a test
pause


it will look like this!

Code:
Hello This is a test
Press any key to continue...

Again open Notepad and Write:

Code:
@echo on
echo Hello This is a test
pause


Save it as test2.bat
click on  it...it will look like this!

Code:
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop>echo Hello This is a test
Hello This is a test
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Desktop>pause
Press any key to continue


So therefore...

If you put @echo on it will show the directory as you just saw.
but, if you put @echo off it will just show the words with no directories...understand so far?

Basically it's best to just use @echo off

Echo:

If you want to type a simple statement just type in echo and something in this case

echo Hello This is a test

Which will show only, Hello This is a test

Pause:

Pause will pause the Batch file, so that if you Press a Key the Batch will continue in this case it will exit because there is nothing left.

So try this.

Code:
@echo off
echo Hello This is a test
pause
echo I am testing pause
pause


This will show...

Code:
Hello This is a test
Press Any Key To Continue...
(When you Press a Key it will show...)
I am testing a pause
Press Any key to continue


So that covers the "Pause" Command. Smile

msg and cls:

Now some more commands...

There is msg *
And there is cls
Open Notepad and Write:

Code:
@echo off
echo Hello This is a test
pause
cls
echo I am testing pause
msg * The End
pause


Save as test3.bat

This will show...

Code:
Hello This is a test
Press Any Key To Continue...
(when you press a key it will show)
cls
(the page will clear)
I am testing a pause
(a pop-up will show saying The End)
Press Any key to continue..


So...cls will just clear the screen
And msg * will bring up a pop-up (Simple right?)

now the rest part will be covered in next article....