If both .bat and .cmd versions of a script (test.bat, test.cmd) are in the same folder and you run the script without the extension (test), by default the .bat version of the script will run, even on 64-bit Windows 7.
In Windows, how do you access arguments passed when a batch file is run? For example, let's say I have a program named hello.bat. When I enter hello -a at a Windows command line, how do I let my
Note that this answer is tailored toward cmd batch language, the one found in Windows. You mention "DOS batch" but, based on several points, I think the former choice is a safe bet (1). If you really meant the original MS-DOS batch language, you should keep in mind that the if statement was a lot simpler, and you may need to use chunks of if ... goto for control flow, rather than (for example ...
Is there a way to step through a .bat script? The thing is, I have a build script , which calls a lot of other scripts, and I would like to see what is the order in which they are called, so that I...
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ONE MORE NOTE If batch file Template.bat contains the command exit without parameter /B and this command is really executed, the command process is always exited independent on calling hierarchy. So make sure Template.bat contains exit /B or goto :EOF instead of just exit if there is exit used at all in this batch file.