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Edit batch file while in a cmd window
Name: Raleigh Date: July 9, 2009 at 17:30:39 Pacific OS: Windows Vista Subcategory: Batch
Comment:
Is there a way to edit a text file while in a cmd window?
It appears that edit is no longer available in Vista.
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 9, 2009 at 18:30:05 Pacific
Reply:
You could use notepad. Not my fav.
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Response Number 2
Name: Raleigh Date: July 9, 2009 at 18:45:34 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks.
I occasionally find it faster to run and edit batch files from a cmd window.
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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 9, 2009 at 19:00:29 Pacific
Reply:
I edit almost all files from a cmd prompt. It's not a matter of having 'edit' or not having it.
FWIW, I've been using VDE as my editor for about 20 years.
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Response Number 4
Name: Judago Date: July 9, 2009 at 22:17:47 Pacific
Reply:
If they have removed edit.com, your only viable option would be to get a third party console text editor.
It would be possible to put a simple line editor (something along the lines of edlin) with batch script, but would take a lot of effort and is probably not worth it.
That is unless I have overlooked something...
If you are using a 64bit edition of vista it makes perfect sense as to why edit.com was removed, it's a 16bit executable, support for those was dropped on 64bit editions of windows.
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Response Number 5
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 9, 2009 at 23:26:08 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Judago,
Do you mean a 16bit app won't run on 64bit win?
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Name: Judago Date: July 10, 2009 at 03:45:01 Pacific
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