I'm in a class and we discussed what set /p does, but I wasn't paying close attention, I was wondering if anyone could explain to me what set /p does and an example of how I can use it in a batch file for dos
theashman88 36 Light Poster
theashman88 36 Light Poster
By the way which is a good website for learning tutorials about batch files for linux and windows
Assembly Guy 72 Posting Whiz
set /p is a set command with a 'prompt' flag fed to it, meaning that it will prompt the user for a value to set the variable to. Example (untested):
set /p "myvar=Enter a value: "
echo You said %myvar%
To answer your second question, check out DosTips.
cuzintone 2 Newbie Poster
A good site for all things related to command line scripting is SS64.com
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