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From: griggs@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Griggs Nichols)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: DOS Batch files (help)
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Date: 22 Aug 90 03:45:01 GMT
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Batch file aficionados, I need some help.
   
I am trying to figure out a way to read/verify a VOL label on a disk in drive
A, through a command line in a batch file.
  
Currently I am using an IF...EXIST line which looks and verifies the existance
of a dummy text file on the disk.  Because this takes up precious room on the
disk, I'd like to be able to just verify the label.  BTW, I am using DOS 3.3.
I know that MS-DOS 4.01 has the ability to recognize serial numbers for
individual disks, and this problem is sort of addressed in the current
PC/COMPUTING magazine.
   
Thanks.
   
Griggs



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