How to create simple batch files - Computers & Internet

Creating a batch file
MS-DOS users
Microsoft Windows and other users
MS-DOS users
To create a basic batch file in MS-DOS, follow the below steps that give you an example of how to create a basic batch file.

1. Open an MS-DOS command window or get to MS-DOS. Additional information about doing this can be found on document CHDOS.
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type: edit test.bat and press enter.
3. If typed properly, you should now be in a blue screen. Within the screen, type:
   
   pause
   dir c:\windows
   dir c:\windows\system
   
   
4. Once the above three lines have been typed in, click File and choose exit; when prompted to save, click "Yes." Users who do not have a mouse cursor can accomplish this same task by pressing ALT+F to access the file menu, then pressing "X" to exit, and pressing enter to save changes.
5. Once you are back at the MS-DOS prompt, type: test and press enter. This will execute the test.bat file and begin running the file. Because the first line is pause, you will first be prompted to press a key. Once you press a key the batch file will run line-by-line; in this case, listing the files in the windows and windows\system directories.

1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type: notepad and press enter.
4. Once notepad is open, type the below lines in the file or copy and paste the below lines into notepad.
   
   @echo off
   echo Hello this is a test batch file
   pause
   dir c:\windows
   
   
5. Click File and click Save; browse to where you want to save the file. For the file name, type "test.bat", and if your version of Windows has a "Save as type" option, choose "All files", otherwise it will save as a text file. Once all of this has been done click the Save button and exit notepad.
6. Now, to run the batch file, simply double-click or run the file like any other program. Once the batch file has completed running it will close the window automatically.

I've been (no joke) a professional Batch File Programmer for about 5 years(before I joined the Navy). If anyone needs help, just ask. :)

Batch files need to end in the file name .bat. A super simple way to do it in dos would be to type at the C:\> type: copy con: filename.bat (this will create the file) then type the echo command "echo" is used to put text on the screen. Then, end with a control +z which will create a ^Z and it will say "one file copied" this will result in a simple batch file that says whatever is put after echo. To launch the file, type filename.bat ... So, to recap it should look similar to this:

copy con: filename.bat
echo Hi World
^Z (control + Z)