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From: jdc@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Jeff Capehart)
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Subject: Re: Backup to tape and priveleges
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Date: 6 Dec 90 14:46:07 GMT
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In article <842@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> dbielik@sunc.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Danny Bielik) writes:
>Now, onto other matters, how can one run a batch file from a login script
>without using EXIT "batchfile"?

Maybe in your login script batch file you can say

COMMAND <file.bat

That way you invoke command.com to run a sub-shell of DOS and then the
exit command at the end of the batch file will terminate the command.com
sub-shell.  Give it a shot and see if it works.
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