Some batch file related links

1. General:
2. DOS:
3. Windows:
4. More links:
5. Batch File Utilities:
6. Batch File Compilers:

General

• The alt.msdos.batch and alt.msdos.batch.nt news groups, the place where batch file gurus meet.
  Post your questions here, if you didn't find the answer in one of the FAQs or the www.deja.com archives (yes, this batch file FAQ from Timo Salmi does tell you how to use the current date or time as a file name or in an environment variable: tip #34 in 1BATFAQ.TXT — please read it before posting your question).
• For archived alt.msdos.batch and alt.msdos.batch.nt discussion threads, search www.deja.com.
  Search for "alt.msdos.batch" or "alt.msdos.batch.nt" first, then search for the batch related subject you need information on.
• Laurence Soucy's Batfiles - The DOS batch file programming handbook.
  The Download page contains many DOS and batch file manuals, tutorials and FAQs, ranging from absolute beginner to advanced.
• Allenware.com's Interactive Batch Course with built-in Reference.
• Vic Laurie's Batch Files (Scripts) in Windows.
• Dirk van Deun's Batch Programming Elements, "A collection of batch language enhancers in batch language".
• Marc Stern's MS-DOS batch files Tips & Tricks.
• Timo's programming and programs related links — batch file section.
• Terry Newton's Batch Programming Stuff and Batch File MiniFAQ.
• Eric Phelps' site has lots of batch file samples and other interesting stuff.
  One I find very useful is his batch file to "Get user input and mask password with HTA".
  (Thanks for Simon Buckman for this tip).
• Leonardo Pignataro's Win9x Batchfiles FAQ.
• Laura Fairhead's DOS batch page (she managed to create a divide by 2 batch file using COMMAND.COM's native commands only).
• Some undocumented switches for Windows 98's COMMAND.COM on Hermann Fritz's JavaScripts and Batch Programming page.
• Andrew Malek's DOS and Batch File Help and Tips.
• How to make DOS batch file menus by Craig McFetridge.
• LabMice.Net's Scripting and Batch Programming Resources.

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DOS

• Benny Pedersen's complete MS-DOS 6.22 command reference.
• Learn DOS in 17 lessons.
• DOS Usage Information.
• Learn DOS in a few dozen paragraphs!:
  Russell D. Hoffman' Unauthorized Net Guide to Learning DOS, MS-DOS, PC-DOS etc.
• DOS Command Index
  (From the book "DOS the Easy Way" by Everett Murdock Ph.D.)
• The FreeDOS project

  The goal of the FreeDOS Project is to create a free implementation of MS-DOS. DOS is a popular system, and there is plenty of hardware out there that supports DOS. The FreeDOS Project was founded in 1994 by Jim Hall.
  
  FreeDOS is not a derivation of MS-DOS - we are not using or referring to any Microsoft code. We are instead using the description of the MS-DOS program as given in publications (such as the user manual) to create a program of our own that follows that spec. We are not a clone of MS-DOS.

• Information on Batch Files and many Debug Routines can be found at Computer Hope.

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Windows

95/98/NT4/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 (Core)/7...

• NTLib is a free batch "extension" library, actually a subset of the "almost free" NTCmdLib.
• Microsoft's Command-line reference A-Z.
• Simon Sheppard's list of Windows NT commands.
• Creating Truly Powerful Batch Files, an article by Brien M. Posey, published in TechRepublic's Windows NT Administrator Report.
• Steve Hardy's NT scripting and Windows NT commands.
• Troy Thompson's Using Batch Files in Windows NT article in TechNet.
• Desktop Engineer's Junk Drawer
  Solutions Looking For A Problem.
• The Windows Registry Guide.
• Jerold Schulman's archived Windows NT tips, tricks, registry hacks and more...
• More links on my NT Administrator Tools page.
• DOSTips.com's DOS Batch File Examples

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More Links:

• Klaus Meinhard's Useful DOS Links.
• Laurence Soucy's Links page.

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I'm always open to new tips and suggestions.
If you know of any useful batch file related link, please let me know.

Enjoy