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From: nather@ut-sally.UUCP
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Subject: Re: .bat files within extra command.com
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Date: Thu, 27-Nov-86 11:26:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 27 11:26:35 1986
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> > >I am looking for someone who has experience in writing .bat files which run
> > >from within other .bat  files, [....]
>
> I don't get it, what's all the fuss? 
> Why do you need to invoke COMMAND at all. In my
> experience you can just enter the second .BAT file as an ordinary
> commmand ???

If you do it that way control never returns to the original .bat file.
It's fine if that's what you intend (chaining) but if you want the second
.bat file to behave like a subroutine you must use "command /c batfile" or
it won't return control.

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Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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