Dos batch file add text

[kpmwrestler]

Does anyone know how to make a batch file add text to a file?

 

[office politics]

echo text to add here >> somefile.txt


its called output redirection.


>> appends text

> will over write the same file.

 

[kpmwrestler]

Thanks. It worked. Is there any way to specify exactly where in the file to put the text?

 

[office politics]

from dos you can only overwrite the whole file or append text to the end.

you could write a vbscript to edit text anywhere in text files.

 

[kpmwrestler]

what's a vbscript?

 

[office politics]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VBScript

VBScript (short form of Visual Basic Script Edition) is an Active Scripting language interpreted via Microsoft's Windows Script Host. The language's syntax reflects its pedigree as a variation of Microsoft's Visual Basic programming language. It has gained significant support from Windows administrators seeking an automation tool more powerful than the batch language first developed in the late 1970s.

 

[kpmwrestler]

Oh, visual basic. Thanks for all your help.

 

[kpmwrestler]

Could qbasic do it? Is qbasic easier or harder?

 

[evelmunkey]

qbasic is really bad....easy but I wouldnt waste my time.