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Made it look easy! &nbsp;Thanks.
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I am writing a DOS batch file that will take one argument, an SSN. &nbsp;Is there a way that I can check the format of the argument? &nbsp;Of course I want to insure that the argument is in the form of ###-##-####.<br />
TIA!
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I am writing a DOS batch file that will take one argument, an SSN.  Is there a way that I can check the format of the argument?  Of course I want to insure that the argument is in the form of ###-##-####.
TIA!

Checking an argument in DOS

Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.