Re: Autoexec.nt commands

["Patricia M. Godfrey" priscamg@xxxxxxxx]

Harry Binswanger wrote:
> Carl Diistefano wrote:
> > Poppycock! They all work; some of them (FOR..IN..DO, SET, others) have
> > "extensions" that make them significantly more powerful than they were
> > under DOS. Here's a list of commands:
> >
> >
> > http://www.ss64.com/nt/
>
> Looks great, but how do you run them? I tried CHOICE in a .BAT file
> under 4DOS and under CMD.EXE, neither recognized it. In fact, CMD.EXE
> reported:
>
> "'choice' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file."


My book on XP (David A. Karp, Tim O'Reilly, & Troy Mott. Windows
XP in a Nutshell. O'Reilly. 2d ed. Feb. 2005) says this:


Choice
The choice command found in earlier versions of Windows is no
longer supported in Windows XP. The set command with the /p
option is a suitable replacement. (p. 435)

Never mentions the reskit--typical!
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Patricia M. Godfrey
PriscaMG@xxxxxxxx