How do I create a batch file using another batch file? I know how to create text documents with notepad using only the cmd but how do I make the text file contain text and how do I save it as a .bat file?
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Fluffdragon
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1. in second.bat: call first.bat 2. choose save as 'all files' and use the extension .bat
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I've used the echo command to create a 2nd bat file from a bat file, but it's tricky. Some complex lines don't get echoed the way you might expect, such as those containing command line parameters %i and %%i. In general, the method is this: Contents of first bat file: echo @echo off > NewBatFile.bat echo echo This is my new batch file. >> NewBatFile.bat echo rem >> NewBatFile.bat echo echo. >> NewBatFile.bat [etc] Note that the first echo creates the new bat file, using a single > . (There are variations on this.) Subsequent echo commands use the double >> to append additional lines to NewBatFile.bat. Look carefully at the last line, above, "echo echo." "Echo." creates a blank line. "Echo echo." puts the "echo." command into the NewBatFile.bat, so when it executes it will echo a blank line to the display.
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