Summary: Hi all, I am asking a question using the SET command within a batch file using Windows XP Pro SP3 and need to know how to detect if nothing is entered...
Summary: The system() call is as simple as the command line itself, here is the syntax: int system(char *cmd); cmd is a null-terminated string containing a com...
Summary: I am throwing things at this point trying to figure out why I can not set variables inside of my for /l counter. Here is the snippet that doesn't work...
Summary: help me how to use make command in linux? I'm codding in QT Designer! BTW let me know some address of book free in INterNET about QT Designer. thnak y...
Summary: By the way, if you don't have quotes in the set command, you'll have to escape the special characters such as &. So: set cmd=set a=123^&set b=456^&set...
Summary: I would like to list all .txt files or any given extention in a specified directory in flat format. dir *.txt /b the output would look something like:...
Summary: I hope not to repeat my self... the last phrase before "---" is most important in terms of what i need. But how can be explained the fact that fortuna...
Summary: Basically what I want to have happen in allow the user to either type in a destination location, or use a default location of %userprofile%\Desktop\Ba...
Summary: Hi Klint, thanks for your answer but I was not refering to the original batch. Maybe it was my poor description but I wanted to know why the following...
Summary: HI there, I am trying to create a variable that will be read later on using the following command: Set INSTALLS=installed apps if I then do a SET I ca...
Summary: Can anyone suggest a good simple way a DOS program (Assembly) can detect under Windows if it is being ran in a Window or in a full screen session. (Wi...
Summary: Hi Remgu, If the password is simply stored in another file you can use something like: @echo off set /P passwd=Please enter password: || set /P passw...
Summary: Hello guys, I've been trying to write some code using dos commands, and i've been facing this strange issue.The requirement is to check if a certai...
Summary: In Windows XP when writing batch scripts, and there is more than one command, or series of commands, which will achieve an outcome, how do you decide ...
Summary: The following code works but, to my dismay, the 1st fprintf command prints to a thermal transfer printer label and then form feeds before the barcode ...
Summary: In your home directory, there should be a file named: .exrc If not, create one. Put any initial 'set' commands you want in there. Do not use a ':' in...
Summary: Use the interactive format for the Set command, so Set /P MyVar=Enter your value... Echo %MyVar% that issues the message "Enter your value..." and wai...
Summary: Hello every1!! I wanna have some kinda SET /P command on Windows 3.1/9x/Me and DOS. Is there a way to extract the SET command from CMD.EXE in Windows ...
Summary: Hi, does anyone know of any way in VB or C++ to find out which application uses a serial port ? I can detect that the port is in use, but I want to k...
Summary: I want to use a command line parameter to fill in the "FILENAME_HERE" section of the following batch file code (see below). I tried using %3 , but it...
Summary: I am programming in c++ using the g++ compiler in Linux. Can anyone tell me how to use BASH commands from within a c++ program? Specifically I need ...
Summary: Hi As far as I know the set command is'nt case sensitive. I have an old dos program call Change.com from a PC Magazine floppy. It allows you to chang...
Summary: An experienced programmer of other languages, I'm trying to get a start with Perl. In a DOS window, the path is "PATH=C:\PROGRA~1\PERL;C:\WINDOWS;C:...
Summary: Hi, I am need to use the choice command for my batch file but when I use it in Microsoft Windows XP Perfessional it says the choice command cannot be ...
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