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Batch file help

Batch file help, Text document editing

paperclipmuffin	6 Jun, 2009 - 11:29 PM Post #1
WinWinWinWindows? Joined: 16 Apr, 2009 Posts: 885 Thanked: 9 times Dream Kudos: 400 My Contributions	Hi all, I'm trying to create a batch file that will open a text file like so: CODE START NOTEPAD %file.TXT (which I know how to do) and then add text to it automatically without the user having to do a thing. Help anyone?
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noorahmad	RE: Batch File Help 6 Jun, 2009 - 11:58 PM Post #2
Webmaster Joined: 12 Mar, 2009 Posts: 2,018 Thanked: 125 times Dream Kudos: 1350 My Contributions	are you running you a file? your code is correct check your file.txt i think it is not exists next to your batch file.
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paperclipmuffin	RE: Batch File Help 7 Jun, 2009 - 02:03 AM Post #3
WinWinWinWindows? Joined: 16 Apr, 2009 Posts: 885 Thanked: 9 times Dream Kudos: 400 My Contributions	Opening the file works fine, I want to somehow add text to the file using the batch.
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Raynes	RE: Batch File Help 7 Jun, 2009 - 03:21 AM Post #4
Resident Witch. No, really. Joined: 5 Jan, 2009 Posts: 900 Thanked: 11 times Dream Kudos: 225 My Contributions	CODE echo Your text here >> textfile.txt Should work.
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paperclipmuffin	RE: Batch File Help 7 Jun, 2009 - 10:22 PM Post #5
WinWinWinWindows? Joined: 16 Apr, 2009 Posts: 885 Thanked: 9 times Dream Kudos: 400 My Contributions	Thanks! Works like a charm!
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Raynes	RE: Batch File Help 8 Jun, 2009 - 05:10 AM Post #6
Resident Witch. No, really. Joined: 5 Jan, 2009 Posts: 900 Thanked: 11 times Dream Kudos: 225 My Contributions	No problem.
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