Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

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Chapter 6 / Command Reference
Typfiles.bat displays the file Rental.dat, then pauses and dis-
plays the message:
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Strike a key when ready ...
Change disks and press I SPACEBAR I to display Sales.dat.
• Use pAUSE whenever you want
an option to cease execution of
the batch file.
Suppose you create a batch file
that combines all current
directory files that have the extension .lst into the file All.lst.
If the file All.lst already exists the copy will destroy the origi-
nal contents of All.lst.
To avoid destroying All.lst, create this batch file:
copy con comblist.bat [ENTERJ
REM This file combines *.lst files into
all . 1 s t I ENTER I
ECHO OFF I ENTER I
IF EXIST all.lst ECHO all.lst already exists.
Pre s s [C TRL- C1 toe n d, 0 r [ENTER I
PAUSE I ENTER I
ECHO ON [ENTER I
COP Y *. 1 s tal 1. 1 s t I ENTER I
[ill I ENTER J
If All.lst exists and you execute the batch file, MS-DOS
pauses
and displays the message:
all.lst already exists. Press [CTRL-Cl to end
or Strike a key when ready ...
If All.lst does not exist, MS-DOS pauses and displays only:
Strike a key when ready ...
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English