Re: Learning about dos batch files

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: Great. Thanks. : : : I'm just learning about dos batch files and I'm : : : wondering about the CALL command. If I write a : : : batch file with CALL in it to start another batch : : : file and if the other batch file I'm calling : : : calls another batch file, will it ever come back : : : to the first one? And what if the second (or : : : third) batch file requires user input? : : ## : : Give it a try: : : : : 1) Create the following three BATch files all in the same directory (folder): : : (Copy & paste what's in between the dashed lines into three batch files named 1.bat, 2.bat and 3.bat). : : : : ------------[begin 1.bat]------------ : : @echo off : : echo This is 1.bat calling 2.bat : : call 2.bat : : echo This is 1.bat again ... exiting. : : -------------[end 1.bat]------------- : : : ------------[begin 2.bat]------------ : : @echo off : : echo This is 2.bat calling 3.bat : : call 3.bat : : echo This is 2.bat again ... exiting. : : -------------[end 2.bat]------------- : : : ------------[begin 3.bat]------------ : : @echo off : : echo This is 3.bat : : echo Press any key to continue ... : : pause>nul : : echo This is 3.bat ... exiting. : : -------------[end 3.bat]------------- : : : 2) At the DOS (CMD) prompt, type: : : 1 : : and press [Enter]. : : : 3) You should see: : : This is 1.bat calling 2.bat : : This is 2.bat calling 3.bat : : This is 3.bat : : Press any key to continue ... : : This is 3.bat ... exiting. : : This is 2.bat again ... exiting. : : This is 1.bat again ... exiting. : : : : In other words, it'll work exactly as you expected. 8-)