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Name: Prince
Date: August 27, 2000 at 18:52:11 Pacific
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help...first i want my batch file to ask the user for input and create a directory according to the name and see if it exist already , it goes like this:
:again
echo enter your name below
set x=
echo %x%
if exist c:\user\%x% echo exist already
if exist c:\user\%x% goto :again
if not exist c:\user\%x% md c:\user\%x%
i have tried the commands above that is seen in other help question but they dun work. please help me



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Response Number 1
Name: W0rm
Date: August 27, 2000 at 20:35:11 Pacific
Reply:

you'd need a special external program to pull in input.
- W0rm


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Response Number 2
Name: Laurence
Date: August 27, 2000 at 21:39:57 Pacific
Reply:

No you don't W0rm, you can do it with native DOS commands.

http://home7.inet.tele.dk/batfiles/main/batchfaq.htm#10

For NT:
http://home7.inet.tele.dk/batfiles/main/ntbatch.htm


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Response Number 3
Name: DoOMsdAY
Date: August 28, 2000 at 06:25:41 Pacific
Reply:

So how did that BIOS patch to prevent floppy boot that you were working on ever turn out? Was that company able to provide something like that for you?


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Response Number 4
Name: Prince ong
Date: August 28, 2000 at 18:07:16 Pacific
Reply:

good doomsday...you still remember...
it is tested on ami, award bios....and it works already...now, i have to include more version and types of bios.... so need some more time....thanks for asking....the program would be soon be completed.....


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