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Using autoexec.bat and other batch files, L-27 – Epson Endeavor User Manual

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Using AUTOEXEC.BAT and Other Batch files

If you are using MS-DOS to access your application programs,

you may find that there are commands you need to run

frequently. You can automate the execution of these commands

by listing them in a special file called a

batch file.

When you

type the name of the batch file and press

MS-DOS

executes the commands in the file just as if you had typed each

command from the keyboard.

If you have a word processing program that can save a file as a

text-only file (sometimes called an ASCII file), you can use it to

create a batch file. You can also use the MS-DOS COPY, EDIT,

or EDLIN command, or a text editor, to create the file.

One batch file that you may find particularly useful is called

AUTOEXEC.BAT. Every time you turn on your computer,

MS-DOS looks for the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and automatically

executes each of the commands in the file.

When you install MS-DOS, it creates an AUTOEXEC.BAT file

for you, which you can modify or replace as described above.

Be sure to name the file AUTOEXEC.BAT and store it in the

root directory of the hard disk or diskette from which you load

MS-DOS. (You may want to rename your original file to

AUTOEXEC.OLD, in case you need to use it again later.)

See your MS-DOS documentation for more information about

creating and using batch files.

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