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From: mhoffman@infocenter.UUCP (Mike Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: How to hide 'echo off' in batch files?
Message-ID: <2551@infocenter.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jun 89 20:02:12 GMT
References: <562@megatek.UUCP>
Organization: Gould CSD, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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in article <562@megatek.UUCP>, hollen@eta.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) says:
> From article <3249@cps3xx.UUCP>, by usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner):
>> in article <9139@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, haverlan@tramp.Colorado.EDU (HAVERLAND MARC BRADLEY) says:
>>> Does anyone know how to turn off echoing in a batch file without
>>> showing the 'echo off?'
>> 
>> ---->   If you are using DOS 3.x, use @echo off. The @ sign will supress
>> the "echo off" message....
>> 
> Almost correct.  This will not work until DOS 3.3 or higher, not present
> in DOS 3.2.  There are however some patches which have gone around the
> net which allow command.com to be patched to make echo off the default.
            [stuff deleted]
> There is a replacement for command.com called 4DOS which implements the
> @ECHO OFF correctly.  

For those who have DOS 3.2 or lower, and are not excited about patching
command.com or installing a replacement, the only answer I know of is to
follow the "echo off" line with a "cls" line. The "echo off" is displayed, 
but it is erased so quickly it usually can't be noticed.

This will usually suffice for all but the most "discriminating" nitpickers
:-) :-)

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