How did you learn to use BAT?

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Name: WkEndHacker
Date: March 28, 2008 at 14:45:19 Pacific
Subject: How did you learn to use BAT?
OS: XP Pro SP2
CPU/Ram: 3GB RAM
Model/Manufacturer: Dell Precision 360

Comment:

I'm trying to learn how to write more complex BAT files by asking questions here, and from reading the help files. But it's painfully slow learning this way. It all seems like gibberish, and the application usually escapes me. There's got to be a better way...
How did you learn?

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Response Number 1

Name: ghostdog
Date: March 28, 2008 at 18:46:28 Pacific
Subject: How did you learn to use BAT?

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learn a real language. There are quite a few to choose from. Python/Perl/Ruby, even Java and Vbscript etc.

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Response Number 2

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: March 29, 2008 at 01:27:18 Pacific
Subject: How did you learn to use BAT?

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I learned the hard way.
I think a better way is to find an instructor. She/he can save hours of frustration by spotting errors.

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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2

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Response Number 3

Name: Razor2.3
Date: March 29, 2008 at 10:24:21 Pacific
Subject: How did you learn to use BAT?

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How'd I learn? By keeping ECHO on.
Seriously, so many, "Why don't this work?" questions can be answered by leaving the ECHO turned on.

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Response Number 4

Name: TanelTM
Date: March 31, 2008 at 08:19:41 Pacific
Subject: How did you learn to use BAT?

Reply: (edit)

When I was 10yo, I had a very old pc with IBM dos and games and stuff, but I got a virus and after that the file manager GUI didn't work anymore.. I was too lazy to type everything in dos all the time so I started reading the "IBM DOS v5.0 - User's Guide and Reference" book.
And with the help of that book I made my first batch scripts where you could choose what game you wanted to play.
That's how I started with batch scripts.

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Response Number 5

Name: Synetech
Date: April 9, 2008 at 09:26:05 Pacific
Subject: How did you learn to use BAT?

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A good way for people these days is to use the /? switch of different commands (especially the built-in ones).
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Alec S.

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