Re: How To Execute Batch File Line By Line

CMD /C will do it without the /y switch.

COMMAND /C string Carries out the command specified by string, and then stops.

CMD /C Carries out the command specified by string and then terminates.

See...
Using CMD in a batch script
here...
CMD.exe
http://www.ss64.com/nt/cmd.html

See also...
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=89&threadID=169638&messageID=2079857

Note: .cmd files will NOT work on non Windows NT versions i.e. Windows 9x, Me,
etc. where .bat files will.

Both .cmd and .bat files work on Windows NT versions.

Windows XP is really Windows NT 5.1.

..CMD will be listed in PATHEXT under the Set command in NT in a command
prompt and will NOT be listed under non NT i.e. Windows 9x, Me, etc.

The environmental variable PATHEXT shows a list of file extensions that are
considered to be executable and regulates which extensions do not need to be
typed in a Command Prompt or the Run command.

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Report Class Name
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File Extension .cmd
File Class cmdfile
File Description Windows NT Command Script

Files of .cmd will be listed in the File Types dialog box as Windows NT
Command Script.
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Report Class Name
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File Extension .bat
File Class batfile
File Description MS-DOS Batch File

Files of .bat will be listed in the File Types dialog box as MS-DOS Batch
File.
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There is a difference in NT on how .cmd and .bat files are handled.

<quote>
The differences between .CMD and .BAT as far as CMD.EXE is concerned are:

With extensions enabled, PATH/APPEND/PROMPT/SET/ASSOC in .CMD
files will set ERRORLEVEL regardless of error. .BAT sets ERRORLEVEL
only on errors.

Mark Zbikowski \(MSFT\)
<quote>
from...
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin/msg/ad9066638815812c


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:73156CCE-D592-4A2B-AD50-6EBE2974EC2A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
RitaG <RitaG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Hello.

In Windows 98 I could execute a batch file with "Command /y /c batchfile".
This would execute the batch file line by line.

I'm now running Windows XP and this does not work.
Is there another command I can run that will allow me to step through the
lines in a batch file?

Thanks.

Rita

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