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From: rusbara2@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bob Rusbasan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Autoexec.bat prob: take two
Message-ID: <4588@sage.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 13 Oct 90 20:33:51 GMT
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Reply-To: rusbara2@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bob Rusbasan)
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In article <783@aeshq.UUCP> harry@aeshq.UUCP (Harry Pulley) writes:
>Why don't you place a PAUSE command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT at the point where you
>wish to continue or abort the batch file.  The PAUSE command will ask the user
>to "Hit any key to continue..." or something similar.  If the user then hits 
><CTRL-Break>, they will be asked "Terminate batch job? (Y/N)" or something of
>that nature.  If the user then types "y", the batch file will stop, and they
>will be in DOS. 

Or, for a very slight improvement, use "pause Press any key to load TSRs or
control-C otherwise" or something like that.  Whatever you put after
pause is echoed before the "Hit any key..." message, so that will clarify
what you're actually doing.


Bob Rusbasan
bob@en.ecn.purdue.edu