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Batch file to read an ini & more...
Name: mousie617 Date: February 16, 2004 at 11:58:02 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: P3 800mhz
Comment:
What I need to do is create a batch file to read the %HOMEDRIVE%\windows.ini file, look for the entry LAUNCH=C:\UTILITIES\LAUNCH.exe and then change to that directory (also, there is a possibility that the path may be located in a deeper subfolder or different drive letter).
So first, I need to look at the drive letter (in this case - C:), then change to it. Then I need to look at the path, strip off the .exe and then CD to that. Once I'm there, I'm going to create zip files for backup.
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