Re: .bat vs .cmd



Mostly backward compatibility but see this discussion for some detailed
differences.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin/browse_frm/thread/5c7794abca1edb09?q=group%3Amicrosoft.public.*+insubject%3ADifference+insubject%3Abetween+insubject%3A.cmd+insubject%3A%26+insubject%3A.bat+insubject%3Afiles&hl=en&;

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"jda" wrote:
| Hi
| Is there someone who can tell me the actual difference between files with
| .bat and .cmd extensions other than .cmd will not run under win9x systems.
| I have tried microsoft.com and a lot of googleling but have not yet found
| an answer other than being recommended to use .cmd when scripting for XP
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| Jakob


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