cs481121@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs481121) (12/08/90)
HELP! Does anyone out there know if replacable parameters can be used
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file?? I need to be able to pass a value into the
autoexec of a network workstation at bootup time. If this sounds
feasible, any and all suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
Mike Reese -- U.S. Army Information Systems Command
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REESEM@DETRICK-EMH1.ARMY.MIL (26.5.0.54)hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Sanjay Aiyagari) (12/10/90)
In article <4638@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>, cs481121@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs481121) writes: > > HELP! Does anyone out there know if replacable parameters can be used > in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file?? I need to be able to pass a value into the > autoexec of a network workstation at bootup time. If this sounds > feasible, any and all suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks. > > Mike Reese -- U.S. Army Information Systems Command Sure! Just have the AUTOEXEC.BAT file call itself with a parameter. For example, I run my AUTOEXEC off a RAM disk with the following lines: echo off if not !%1==! goto RamDrive copy c:autoexec.bat e: >nul e:autoexec @ :RamDrive REM continue here By calling AUTOEXEC with a parameter, the batch file knows skip over the section that copies itself to the RAM drive when it is running from the RAM drive. Sanjay Aiyagari (hd7x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu)