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How is .txt file different from a .dat file in C?

Creating a txt file from a bat file.?

  • hey, im making a batch file to run a few things, but i want it to create a file in a set location from the bat file. I have found the coding i need which is: echo hello world > c:\hi.txt type c:\hi.txt > %var1% echo contents of file "hi.txt"...%var1% The only issue is, that i need to have multiple lines....i.e for it to say something like: hello world 1 2 3 4 but i dnt know how to do that, if you type that in the bat files it doesnt work

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    Echo hello world > c:\hi.txt Echo 1 2 >>c:\hi.txt

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Note that the default security settings on Vista/Win7 do not allow users (even admins) to create files in the root of a drive, so trying to create c:\hi.txt will give an access denied message, unless you've changed the drive permissions. Most people don't, so if you share this with friends, it might not work on their system. You should instead create a folder to use, then create your file in that, e.g. Set _Folder=C:\FunStuff If NOT Exist "%Folder%" MD "%Folder%" echo hello world > "%Folder%\hi.txt" Also note that the space between world and > will be echoed to the file. If you don't want the trailing space, remove the space, or put the redirection at the start of the line: echo hello world> "%Folder%\hi.txt" >"%Folder%\hi.txt" echo hello world

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To append to the file you use >> instead of > This may help you. There are a few pages about batch files: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/redirection.php

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