Tandy 1000 MS-DOS User Manual

Chapter 4 / Batch Files
The result is the same as if you had entered each command with
its parameters, as follows:
copy mail.dat newmall.dat IENTER]
type newmail.dat [ENTER]
50rt/+5 <newmall.dat >50rt.dat (ENTER]
type 50rt.dat [ENTERI
MS-DOS copies the information from Mail.dat into Newmail.dat
and then displays the contents. Starting at Column 5, it alpha-
betically
sorts the file Newmail.dat and copies the sorted data to
the file Sort.dat. Then it displays Sort.dat.
Reminders About Batch Files
The following list summarizes information you should know
before you execute a
batch process with MS-DOS.
• Do not
enter the filename batch (unless the name of
the file you want to execute is batch.bat).
• To execute a batch file, enter the filename without the
extension.
•
The commands In the file named filename.bat are
executed.
• If you press [CTRL] CO while In the batch mode, this
prompt appears:
Terminate batch Job (YIN)?
If you press Y, MS-DOS ignores the rest of the com-
mands in the batch file. The screen displays the sys-
tem prompt.
If you press N, the current command ends. Batch pro-
cessing continues with the next command in the file.
• Removing
the disk that contains the batch file being
executed will cause an error.
•
Immediately upon executing one batch file, you may
call another. To do so, put the second file's name
(without its extension) as the last command in the
first file.
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Tandy 1000 MS-DOS Specifications

General

Brand	Tandy
Model	1000 MS-DOS
Category	Desktop
Language	English