Computer Hope - Microsoft DOS https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php Variable expiration date https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184787.0.html for I want to make my batch expire after one month from starting date Or I must use a fixed expiration date stored inside the variable in the batch fi...]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=184787.0 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:20:23 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184787.0.html Dealing with startup files https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184743.0.html
I'm modifying a startup floppy based on MS-DOS 7.1 and Windows 3.11.

Therefore, I need to launch some DOS commands to extract drivers so that CONFIG.SYS could load them.

e.g. EMM386, that I need to compress to gain place on the disk. It is needed t...]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=184743.0 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:01:47 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184743.0.html Running a batch file in specific workstations https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184569.0.html Thanks in advance for Anyone help
I'm trying to  make my bat file run on specific workstations by comparing the workstation MAC address with inserted MACs inside my batch then Run my Bat if the workstation MAC address is one of them or EXIT if t...]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=184569.0 Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:32:56 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184569.0.html Create a loop in batch file, that exits with any key press? https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184452.0.html https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=184452.0 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:36:23 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184452.0.html <![CDATA[Redirection of > to RAM vs Text File?]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184318.0.html Maybe it cant be done as google search turned up nothing on this, but was curious if there was a method to redirect the output from say DIR /B to RAM vs a text File as currently the batch that I have passes the output to a text file and then the conten... https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=184318.0 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 23:36:40 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,184318.0.html Batch File To Rename File Inside Of A Folder To The Folder Name, Plus More... https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183986.0.html
The person I got the hard drive from named all of the movies in an ugly (to me) way, and they are not all named following the same convention. Meani...]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=183986.0 Sun, 29 May 2022 08:03:03 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183986.0.html A better way to find a string in a large file https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183845.0.html
I've been using a command in a batch file to find the records count in a large BARDATA file. What I have is working but I believe it's just been by dumb luck to this point.
The nutshell; BARDATA uploaded through serial port using putty as a data l...]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=183845.0 Sun, 01 May 2022 23:14:46 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183845.0.html In DOS, how to include a Pipe | character to pipe it to CLIP https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183720.0.html
I need to pipe some text to CLIP in a DOS batch file.  Problem I have is the text contains a PIPE character |.
For example, the text is abc|def.  I need the clipiboard to show abc|def as well.

Here's what...]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=183720.0 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:23:56 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183720.0.html What is the command prompt for copying my hard to another hard drive ? https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183689.0.html so can I copy the information from the hard to another hard drive by command prompt?]]> https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=183689.0 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:46:42 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183689.0.html MSDOS Print Redirection https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183455.0.html I have a legacy system running on DOS, printer is not working. So I need to redirect LPT port from DOS system to another Windows 10 system. LPT port of DOS system will go as input (COM) port of Windows 10. In this case how can I collect the print from ... https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=183455.0 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:55:49 GMT https://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,183455.0.html