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by Chase
27 Mar 2008 17:37
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Output line of text without line feed
Replies: 2
Views: 7489

I've seen scripts doing something like this by clearing the whole screen (cls), but that's probably now what you want.
I know for sure that it's possible with command line applications written in C/C++, no idea for batch scripts though
by Chase
16 Mar 2008 06:05
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Saving current path to a var (problem with pipe)
Replies: 3
Views: 8911

Thanks for the info, and sorry for the delay - haven't been around in a while :)

Unrelated, but I didn't want to open a thread for it: Do you guys know of some overview of variable flags? like %~1 or %%dpn~i.. i keep seeing these, but can't find anything to look it up :?
by Chase
16 Mar 2008 05:57
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Batch file with variables
Replies: 4
Views: 10775

I'm not sure, but be careful with the order of file names there: It could be that "Image 10.jpg" is copied before "Image 1.jpg". Don't take my word for it, though :)
by Chase
09 Mar 2008 13:06
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Saving current path to a var (problem with pipe)
Replies: 3
Views: 8911

Saving current path to a var (problem with pipe)

I started writing Batch scripts just now, and they already prove very useful. But right now there's something I don't get. Using the | character, you use a pipe to send the output of one program to the input of another. Very un-Windows-like, at least. This works perfectly: echo 03-09-08 | date the d...