Hello Guys , I am trying to create a dos program . With the help of this we can add a reminder in windows XP. At the specified time a POP-UP Command windows will come up and show the messge provided by you. It all works fine when i create two batch files and put them in system32. What i would like to do is to create a single batch file name createalarm.bat. When i run it should create 2 saprate batch files in system32. 1) alarm.bat 2) showalarm.bat Please go through below script.. @ECHO OFF echo @ECHO OFF>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo Title **************Pop-up Reminder by Subhash Chandra************************>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo Color f>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo echo.>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo echo.>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo echo.>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo setlocal>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo set /p tm= Enter the time to set the Reminder :>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo set /p ds= Input the description for this Reminder :>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo ECHO reminder successfully Set at %tm% to %DS%>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo at %tm% /interactive "cmd.exe" /k showalarm "%DS%">>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo set /p ent=Press Enter to Exit………>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo exit>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo Title **************Pop-up Reminder by Subhash Chandra************************ >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo Color f >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo. >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo. >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo. >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo. >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo. >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo %1 >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo. >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo echo. >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat echo set /p ent= Press Enter to exit ........ >>%systemroot%\system32\showalarm.bat Set /p ddnkn= Press enter to exit This will create a file named alarm.bat and another named showalarm.bat in system 32. Both files are being created but in both of them at line echo "at %tm% /interactive "cmd.exe" /k showalarm "%DS%"">>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat" the {%} is not showing in output file. ANy help will greatly appriciated. Thanks in advanced. Subhash Chandra. Subhash Chandra.

Both files are being created but in both of them at line echo "at %tm% /interactive "cmd.exe" /k showalarm "%DS%"">>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat" the {%} is not showing in output file. In order to echo % you must double it up such as %%DS%% Suggest you could reduce your coding by using something like: ( echo @ECHO OFF echo Title **************Pop-up Reminder by Subhash Chandra************************ echo Color f echo echo.&echo.&echo. echo setlocal echo set /p tm= Enter the time to set the Reminder : echo set /p ds= Input the description for this Reminder : echo ECHO reminder successfully Set at %tm% to %DS% echo at %tm% /interactive "cmd.exe" /k showalarm "%DS%" echo set /p ent=Press Enter to Exit……… echo exit )>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat Instead of: echo @ECHO OFF>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo Title **************Pop-up Reminder by Subhash Chandra************************>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo Color f>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo echo.>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo echo.>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo echo.>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo setlocal>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo set /p tm= Enter the time to set the Reminder :>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo set /p ds= Input the description for this Reminder :>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo ECHO reminder successfully Set at %tm% to %DS%>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo at %tm% /interactive "cmd.exe" /k showalarm "%DS%">>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo set /p ent=Press Enter to Exit………>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat echo exit>>%systemroot%\system32\alarm.bat Same sort of thing could be done for ShowAlarm.bat Good luck.

Hmmm. I was just lost the hope that I can do it!! I learned 2 things now, first the way you reduced the script was amezing and second the %% %% thing. I dont have word to say ( just Thank you is not enough ) I really really appreciate your help. YOU ARE THE BATCH GURU... Subhash Chandra. Subhash Chandra.