inputting data to another file with dos

[blastman]

hey all,


I need a batch file to input certain data to another batch when run.

seems odd i know so let me explain.

i have a prgom that i have written that starts a batch file with 3 following add on's (shell ("c:\batch\mine.bat " + choice + " " + choice1 + " " + box.text)

the proble is that i want to have a stauts bar of the progress of this bacth file but VB won't let me do this with a program or batch that has added on information on the end, there fore i require the 1st batch file to take the inputted date (%1, %2, %3) and autofill in a template so that VB can run the 2nd batch file with the correct data and with no added information on the command line.

any ideas as i'm stumped!!!

 

[refresh]

What I would do is get VB to create a text file with the contents of the second batch file in the chain inside it but replace the %1, %2, %3... with the values you need. Save it as whatever.bat then run that, no need for 2 batch files then. I will post code later on if needs be but need to know if we are talking VB6 or .NET

 

[blastman]

thanks for the reply,

where talking about VB.net, and having slept on it i think i might be easier to get the first batch file to save the choices, %1, %2, %3 as a separate text file and then the 2nd batch files could just call the values from the saved text files.

Same idea as yours, (mainly because i know how to do that, "%1>>c:\temp.txt"

but then i fall short of not knowing how to input that .txt file as a value back in to dos ie, "ping < c:\temp.txt" or something???

we could by pass all of this if VB.net could write the batch file needed with the correct information.

if you could post some code that would be very helpful.

cheers