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The batch tag is used for Windows batch file questions.

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Making a .bat batch command-line interface

You can use a FOR /F to parse out the command from the arguments. I would define a variable containing a delimited list of all valid commands. Then you can use simple search and replace to validate w …
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Msbuild batch - if any build fails than skip the last one

You probably want to localize any environment changes. You should initialize your variables to a known state at the beginning, otherwise you could get the wrong result. You have a lot of redundant c …
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Batch-File FizzBuzz

Use FOR /L to iterate a range of numbers - much faster than SET /A with GOTO loop. Use SETLOCAL to localize variables so no need to undefine them. The EnableDelayedExpansion option does just that so …
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Checking for a date and compare 2 different files

General issues: 1) You should learn how to create and call batch functions so you have re-usable code. See the batch function tutorial at DosTips.com. (Note that the name of the site is misleading. … Batch treats numbers prefixed with 0 as octal. So a value of 09 would be an error, since 9 is not an octal digit. …
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Make pinging faster while looking for a Windows PC

You will have to reduce the timeout interval with the -w option (milliseconds), but I don't know what is the minimum timeout that still gives reliable results. You could try ping -w 500 -n 1 192.16 …
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Improving efficiency and flow by changing subroutine orders

1) What is this line supposed to do? %comspec% /c exit %0% I can almost guarantee it is not doing what you think. The most it can do is set the ERRORLEVEL. However, The EXIT command expects a numer …
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