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Windows GUI Replacement for DOS Batch Programming
Hi All,
I've been using basic, intermediate and occasionally advanced DOS Batch programming for the last 20 odd years on and off for the odd nasty little fix or job... I was a big fan of Norton DOS 8 in the day, but the last 5 to 10 years I've been thinking there must be either:
1) A nice GUI to string it all together and show the user nice lil prompt boxes OR
2) A successor scripting or programming language that is relatively native to Windows
Is there any such thing(s)? I primarily want all the quick n nasties to look a little pretier (especially when requesting user input) and hopefully be slightly less nasty/crude (And I know about starting (shortcut) windows minimised and CMDOW).
Thanks!
I've been using basic, intermediate and occasionally advanced DOS Batch programming for the last 20 odd years on and off for the odd nasty little fix or job... I was a big fan of Norton DOS 8 in the day, but the last 5 to 10 years I've been thinking there must be either:
1) A nice GUI to string it all together and show the user nice lil prompt boxes OR
2) A successor scripting or programming language that is relatively native to Windows
Is there any such thing(s)? I primarily want all the quick n nasties to look a little pretier (especially when requesting user input) and hopefully be slightly less nasty/crude (And I know about starting (shortcut) windows minimised and CMDOW).
Thanks!
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Hi Gents(?),
Thanks muchly for your suggestions. I think between the options you have both presented I'll have some excellent alternatives! If over the next few days, no one has any other options they think beat the current suggestions to a pulp, I'll award points as a split.
Cheers!
Thanks muchly for your suggestions. I think between the options you have both presented I'll have some excellent alternatives! If over the next few days, no one has any other options they think beat the current suggestions to a pulp, I'll award points as a split.
Cheers!
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for your responses. MatrixNZ's suggestions seem most attractive at this stage, so I'll probably focus on those packages first. PowerShell looks like it will be great once it is included in the next generation of MS OS and includes full functionality. Have a great weekend & I appreciate the help!
R's,
Jason
Thanks for your responses. MatrixNZ's suggestions seem most attractive at this stage, so I'll probably focus on those packages first. PowerShell looks like it will be great once it is included in the next generation of MS OS and includes full functionality. Have a great weekend & I appreciate the help!
R's,
Jason
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Is there anything that is likely to be running on every XP/Vista machine be default? I have briefly looked at WSH years ago, but thought this didn't end up being very successful 'in the field', plus manuals and guides where a fair abortion at that time.
The key component here is something that is more interactive with a typical Windows GUI for end user purposes (IE: No DOS Box)... This eliminates KIX I believe? Powershell I've never heard of, but will peak at now.