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From: chuckb@tc.fluke.COM (Chuck Bowden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Echo Off!   Solution!
Message-ID: <3209@fluke.COM>
Date: 24 Mar 88 20:40:40 GMT
References: <2110@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> <1256@nbires.nbi.com>
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Summary: better solution

In article <1256@nbires.nbi.com>, maa@nbires.nbi.com (Mark Armbrust) writes:
> 
> If you are using ANSI.SYS or some variant, you can say:
> 
> 	echo off
> 	echo *[A*[K*[2A		* = <escape>
> 
> (... more stuff deleted)

I don't know if this is just in MS-DOS 3.3, but placing an "@" symbol before
your command in a batch file suppresses the echo of that line.

e.g.,

@echo off
rest 
of 
stuff
in
.bat file
@echo on

works, or if you prefer:

@command 1
@command 2
@etc.

In some cases you will the prompt will appear twice after executing a batch
file, e.g.

C:\YOURDIR>
C:\YOURDIR>

The fix for this is to edit the batch file so that there is no blank line
after the last command.


Chuck Bowden, WB7R, chuckb@tc.fluke.COM
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
M/S 232-E, P.O.Box C-9090, Everett, WA 98206