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From: karthur@codas.att.com (Kurt_R_Arthur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DOS 3.3 patches wanted
Message-ID: <1605@codas.att.com>
Date: 21 Jan 88 21:20:09 GMT
References: <637@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>
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In article <637@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps) writes:
> 
>    Anybody know where I can find the set of patches for DOS 3.3? This should
> include patches for making echo off default in batch files, etc.
> Thanks in advance. (By the way, I didn't see it on the simtel20 archives.)


To stop the "ECHO OFF" from coming to the screen in DOS 3.3, just preface
the "ECHO" with a '@' like so:

@echo off
.
.
.
do whatever
exit

This only works in DOS 3.3, and it is not a patch.


Kurt Arthur 
Software Services of Florida, Inc.