Want to make a patch file that adds a line to the autoexec.bat, what is the best way of doing it?

I was thinking of making a batch file with the following in it:

copy c:\autoexec.bat + x:\text.txt c:\autoexec.bat /y

suggestions/ideas?

 

you can
echo addition line >>c:\autoexec.bat

>> being the append operand

 

forgot about that way - however need to have an "return" before, so it puts it on its on line, and doesn't ammend to exising line.

[Edited by ChristianR - 4/29/2002 9:34:14 AM]

 

That should put it on it's own line.

 

it doesn't.

 

only places at last point, so if you have a space after the last word it is added on "test TEST", if you dont have a space "testTEST" and if you have a return "test
TEST"

 

Have you thought of getting a freeware version of SED or AWK. They should do the trick. No idea what the commands are. It's been a long time.

 

Try the first command you suggested with /b on the end...

David

 

The command "echo." (no space after the echo) will print a blank line, so try:

echo. >>c:\autoexec.bat
echo addition line >>c:\autoexec.bat

 

thanks u r a star