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Name: Krizzle
Date: March 23, 2004 at 04:37:05 Pacific
Subject: Batch file that can do math
OS: win 2k
CPU/Ram: 64
Comment:

i would a small math batch file that can do small math problems like + - / *

it is the intension that i could use the batch file on my work and that i fil in the the hours that i have worked for the last week so.....

it also would be nice if the code could save those hours over 1 year or so.
so that you can have a save file....

I Would Realy apriciate it if some could help me....


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Response Number 1
Name: wizard-fred
Date: March 23, 2004 at 06:20:49 Pacific
Subject: Batch file that can do math
Reply: (edit)

Why don't you use a spreadsheet?


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Response Number 2
Name: dtech10
Date: March 23, 2004 at 08:27:21 Pacific
Subject: Batch file that can do math
Reply: (edit)

Hi

@echo off
set /a Num=12
set /a Num=%Num%*12
echo %Num%

type "set /?" on the command line to see operators that can be used.


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Response Number 3
Name: Code One
Date: March 23, 2004 at 18:12:58 Pacific
Subject: Batch file that can do math
Reply: (edit)

the above example only works in XP... I think...


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Response Number 4
Name: Krizzle
Date: March 23, 2004 at 23:27:54 Pacific
Subject: Batch file that can do math
Reply: (edit)

I think So To
and why i don't i use a spreadsheet that is simply because i would like to do it this way ....

but can no one give a a proper code for simple math

thnx in advanced


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Response Number 5
Name: dtech10
Date: March 24, 2004 at 14:14:59 Pacific
Subject: Batch file that can do math
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Hi
Well according to this theb set /a command works in Win2000.

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/index.html


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Response Number 6
Name: dtech10
Date: March 24, 2004 at 14:28:29 Pacific
Subject: Batch file that can do math
Reply: (edit)

Sorry that should have been.

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/ntset.html


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