This alt.msdos.batch post by Raymond Zeitler suggests a simple batch file that uses Internet Explorer's shortcut format to look up words in the Encyclopaedia Brittanica
With the following three-line batch file and a web browser, you can lookup a word from the WinNT command line and perhaps from a Win9x one as well. Enter the following three lines in a file called LOOKUP.BAT. Note that line numbers were prefixed to remove ambiguity from line wraps. Include a space between the %5 and the redirection characters. 1:echo [InternetShortcut] >lookup.url 2:echo URL=http://www.britannica.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 >>lookup.url 3:lookup.url Try running it by entering LOOKUP AMBIGUITY at the command line. Enjoy. Thanks to www.britannica.com . You can also obtain stock quotes in a similar manner or perform searches with your favorite search engine....
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