Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary From: dgary@ecsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,micro.ibmpc Subject: temporary batch files made easy Message-ID: <2953@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 15:37:54 EDT Article-I.D.: ecsvax.2953 Posted: Tue Jul 17 15:37:54 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 18-Jul-84 06:49:51 EDT Lines: 19 <> On occasion I have found it convenient to give DOS a slew of commands at once, but in a one-time fashion. Creating and deleting a batch file seems like a bit much for this. Here is an alternative that is a bit (not a lot) better, for people with DOS 2.x: A>type con | command.com command command ... exit ^Z Not perfect, but it works. D Gary Grady Duke University Computation Center, Durham, NC 27706 (919) 684-4146 USENET: {decvax,ihnp4,akgua,etc.}!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary