I would like to assign switches to a batch file. I am asking here because I haven't been able to find much on the net, and the information that I have found is not detailed enough. For example, I have a file called backup.bat (or backup.com after converting it to a .com file) I want to be able to issue the commands: backup /check backup /verbose What do I need to do in my batch file (or converted com file) to enable these switches? Any examples / help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Adam

Batch files don't generally work with switches - unless you use replaceable parameters (%1 %2 etc), or else use the actual command & parameter, within the batch Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is not more a science than a heap of stones is a home

Start the program out something like this: @ECHO OFF IF "%1" == "/?" GOTO HELP IF "%1" == "/C" GOTO COPY Then keep it going. %2 is the second parameter, %3 is the third parameter, etc. But this is usually only good if only one parameter is loaded at a time. If you have a program that loads multiple parameters (ex. SCANDISK /AUTOFIX /SURFACE) it will be hard to get it to work.