Operating Systems :: DOS :: How to get input for an executable from batch file? |
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By: progGoon  |
Date: 04/02/2003 00:00:00  |
Points: 50 | Status: Answered Quality : Excellent |
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Hi, I know very primitive shell scripting for windows. And i m working with windows NT. I have an executable which asks for input during processing unlike command line arguments. I need to write a batch file for runnning this executable for few dozen times. Plz tell me: 1. how to get input at prompt by process. 2. is it also possible to enter an alternate input by having checking of some sort. 3. Any good tutorial on-line abt this stuff. Thanks, progGoon |
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| By: sumotimor | Date: 05/02/2003 21:56:00 | |
Type : Answer |
| 1. Use the smaller-than (<) sign and then the text with input. E.g. comfile.exe <argument1.txt. The argumentfile will be read one line at a time whenever the app needs it. 2. Depends on the checking. A more powerful alternative for batchfiles would be Kixtart, freely downloadable from the MS website. 3. Dunno for normal batch, but Kixtart comes with extensive manuals and tutorial. Have fun, sumotimor |
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| By: progGoon | Date: 05/02/2003 22:19:00 | |
Type : Comment |
| Hi, Can anyone plz tell me wat %1, %2 or variable in between %s means and how to use them. Basically how to use varibles in shell scripting? Thanks, progGoon |
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| By: VGR | Date: 05/02/2003 22:37:00 | |
Type : Assist |
| they are the arguments passed on the command-line, in order, and separated by space(s) technically, %0 is the name if the executable itself (BAT, COM, EXE) c:\mybatch.bat filename1.txt process debug will produce in the batch itself : %1=filename.txt %2=process %3=debug I think that values containing space(s) but enclosed in double quotes are treated as a single parameter's value |
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