Batch

[anonHacker]

to amuse myself since I had so much free time.

f22, too much free time?

How'd you guess?

Just a hunch.

Yeah, the class was so easy that I would end up just sitting there half the class with nothing to do after finishing the work, and since everything was blocked and I was too lazy to bring in a flash drive every class, that is how I started amusing myself.

Ahh... so that was it.

I wonder, maybe we should have a batch script RPG design contest to pass the time. See who makes the best one, lol.

Also, mine has color too

My idea involved returning to ANSI colors. The color command doesn't even come close to what ANSI colors are capable of.

[TMK]

I liked your batches
now i'm doing batches too but i want to make it uneditable
so people don't steal it
if you know please tell me ☺☻

[anonHacker]

That goes against the nature of batch scripts. Having people be capable of reading and editing it is part of it.

[iamlosinmysanity]

o man im a beginner and im just learnin batch all i ever use them for is to put in commands that i need to get to quickly such as shutdown/a cuz at my school we do a lot of shutting down so i keep it in a batch but i dont know much else... i took that first game in the beginnin and entirely modified it to my own stuff but thats the best i can do anyone got some tips on where to start with learnin to write useful .bat files?

[f22]

Batch scripts are the devil. Every command has its own unique and ridiculous quirks. If it doesn't work, move some quotes or parentheses around some. If that doesn't work, you will basically end up brute-forcing your code until you come up with a combination of characters that does. If it still doesn't work, a massive killing spree/suicide may be your only option to relieve the frustration.

Now that you're nice and psyched up about batch scripting, here is a good site to get started:
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/batchstart.html

[Ace0fWar10cks]

Some of these are amazing... Port scanner was real nice. I might make a 3d batch game of my own A shooter... Oh god

[nintendoelf]

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start itunes

Lol! My batch code I use because iTunes isn't installed on my user account...

[MrCatMeow]

I'm new to batch codes, looking through the posts it looks a bit fun but i have a question...
What can you actually do with a batch code? A good description or website would be nice..

thanks

[mutants_r_us_guild]

batch is generally used to automate things.. but can be used for many other things. You can make text based games, calculators, anagram solvers, or anything else you want, however; you are limited as not all things can be done in batch. The advantage of batch though is that you dont need a fancy compiler... just notepad.

[MrCatMeow]

Ahh, thanks. Does batch create fast shortcuts to things aswell then, seeing as i've noticed some that shutdown your pc when accessed..
Do you have a good place to start when looking at how to design batch files. I'm new to this whole scene and looking at getting started somewhere, anywhere in fact.