Re: DOS Type into a variable

[Bob Crothers <bob.crothers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Make it a .bat file.  Dont know if the old dos versions did much with a .cmd
file.
try:
start /B  /WAIT MyBatFile.Bat "parm1" "parm2" 'etc"

Bob


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On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Michael Ryan <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Old version of DOS, kinda stripped down, but it seems to have most stuff.
> What I want to do is this in a command file:
>
> type filea.txt | commandfileb.cmd
>
> And then commandfileb.cmd needs to do something with the content of
> filea.txt.
>
> Anyone know how to do this in a DOS command file? commandfileb.cmd doesn't
> seem to get the passed parameter...I've tried a bunch of methods, and
> nothing seems to work.
>
> Thanks!
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