I need help creating a batch file in DOS for one of my classes. I have watched tutorials and asked my classmates and I still can%26#039;t figure it out. This is what is required:
(2). Create a file called 1.BAT in the A: root directory that will perform the following tasks:
1. Do not allow ANY commands to be displayed on the screen.
2. Change your directory to the root directory of the A: drive
3. Change your directory to the MYWP subdirectory.
4. Clears the screen.
5. Displays the contents of the file MYWP.TXT
6. Pause until user strikes any key.
7. Returns to the root directory of the A: drive.
8. Clear the screen and display the MENU.TXT file screen again.
This is what I have in the batch file:
echo off
f:
cls
dir /MYWP
type MYWP.txt
pause
f:
menu.bat
What am I doing wrong? When I try to execute the batch file, I get %26quot;Invalid switch MYWP%26quot;.|||You want this slash \ for MYWP
dir \MYWP
This is what you need. Try it out:
@echo off
a:
cd \
cd MYWP
cls
type MYMP.TXT
pause
cd \
cls
type MENU.TXT|||CD MYWP rather than DIR /MYWP
DIR would list the contents and /MYWP is an invalid switch to the DIR command. the / denotes the switch
F: should be A: right? Since you want to be scanning the floppy?
Add %26quot;cd \ %26quot; after F: line to force return to root. Otherwise, if the letter had been accessed before it may bring up a subfolder|||echo off
cd..
a:
cls
cd MYWP
type MYWP.txt
pause
a:
menu.bat|||The %26quot;dir%26quot; command does not take you to a directory, but rather display the one you are currently in. To change to the directory %26quot;mywp%26quot; you need the command %26quot;cd%26quot; (for Change Directory).
Also you do not need the / in front of the name. A / in Dos means that whatever follows it is going to be a %26quot;switch%26quot; for the dir command. As there is no such switch as %26quot;MYWP%26quot;, you are getting that error.
Change the line to: cd MYWP|||Open a text editor.
Type in:
@echo off
A:
cd \
cd mywp
cls
type mywp.txt
pause
cd \
cls
type menu.txt
Save it as 1.bat to the A: drive.|||echo off
a:
cd MYWP
cls
type MYWP.txt
pause
cd ..
cls
type MENU.txt
