So I spent the last while (something like 2 months) compiling all of my knowledge of Batch into a "book". The good majority of it is probably wrong. I was wondering if you guys would mind reading a BIT of it, and pointing out any errors or mistakes I may have. I don't expect anyone to read the whole thing (23 pages), but even a chapter would help immensely.

Thanks so much guys!

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]Just did a quick skim of the first chapter and the code EXAMPLES. Might read it some more tonight. Here is what I noticed on my lunch break.

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  Whereas REM is a command, '::' is simply not compiled (convert written code to code that the computer can understand) with the script. This means that when run, '::' is nowhere in the program."

  :: is a hack to the label : modifier and batch is not compiled. Batch is passed to the cmd.exe parser line by line and interpreted. Therefore, the :: is still passed to the parser but is processed as a label, essentially ignoring it; while the rem is passed to the parser and is executed as the rem command.

Just did a quick skim of the first chapter and the code examples. Might read it some more tonight. Here is what I noticed on my lunch break.

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• :: is a hack to the label : modifier and batch is not compiled. Batch is passed to the cmd.exe parser line by line and interpreted. Therefore, the :: is still passed to the parser but is processed as a label, essentially ignoring it; while the rem is passed to the parser and is executed as the rem command.

If you've read many of these books, this SECTION is usually used to explain the inner workings of a computer and it's history.

Any word (or string of characters) beginning with a single colon ( [but not two] is what I like to call a 'flag'.

but to that my friend I say Nay!

Not sure if you ever heard of the M.U.F's listing before, but there is a Microsofts Undocumented Features txt file out on the net that has a list of neat features that have been discovered. Worth looking into if you haven't already. Some undocumented features still work, while others are degraded or no longer active. Might be something to add link to in your book for anyone who might need a DOS command to do something special in a batch file. This hasn't been updated in years though, and any use of such instructions is at own risk: http://archive.hmvh.net/txtfiles/it/MUF15.TXT

I like to call them 'labels', like Microsoft does.

I think you need to develop a more serious and formal English style, and also there are lots and lots of spelling mistakes.

I was also trying to make it more engaging