Batch files are the fastest, most reliable way for programmers and DOS users to cut down on production time when performing software installations, file backups, or any other routine computer chore. This new guide leads readers step-by-step through the development versatile batch files that use the new features of the latest DOS versions, commercial batch file extenders and utilities written in high-level languages such as C and Pascal. The book also provides in-depth coverage of the builder environment with which readers can compile and extend batch files for disk operation, file manipulation and menu and screen control.
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Dan Gookin has been writing about technology for over 20 years. He combines his love of writing with his gizmo fascination to create books that are informative, entertaining, and not boring. Having written more over 120 titles with 12 million copies in print translated into over 30 languages, Dan can attest that his method of crafting computer tomes seems to work.
Perhaps his most famous title is the original DOS For Dummies, published in 1991. It became the world's fastest-selling computer book, at one time moving more copies per week than the New York Times #1 bestseller (though as a reference, it could not be listed on the NYT Bestseller list). From that book spawned the entire line of For Dummies books, which remains a publishing phenomena to this day.
Dan's most popular titles include PCs For Dummies Word For Dummies, Laptops For Dummies, and Droid X For Dummies. He also maintains the vast and helpful Web site, www.wambooli.com.
Dan holds a degree in Communications/Visual Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Presently, he lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he enjoys spending time with his sons playing video games inside while they watch the gentle woods of Idaho.
