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Tubob
15-02-2006, 18:36
Can anyone suggest any sites where i might find info on batch files and learn abit about command line in windows

thanks

Tbob
stdRaichu
15-02-2006, 20:19
What is it you're trying to achieve, or is it just for fun?

Personally, I'd advise people to install Cygwin and learn "proper" shell scripting rather than endure the horribleness of the windows CLI, at least until monad comes out.
Tubob
15-02-2006, 20:46
Just to try and learn something, have you got any links for info sites

cheers
Clarksy
16-02-2006, 09:11
At a command prompt type help. This will give youa list of commands to play with.

Type a command followed by /? for help on each command.

Eg
IF /?
MOVE /?
Tristan
18-02-2006, 16:25
Personally, I'd advise people to install Cygwin and learn "proper" shell scripting rather than endure the horribleness of the windows CLI

I second that. There's a good online book for Bash (the most common if not the most popular shell on GNU/Linux) here (http://tille.xalasys.com/training/bash/index.html).
Tubob
18-02-2006, 16:47
Thanks will check it out
hylian_231
24-02-2006, 07:04
you could start first with a C like programming lanuage, .NET and Java to name a few theres many C like languages out, after that you could learn C! I'm 16 years old and i know a C like language to program robots, and Im learning C as well, its all the same really, just change things around a bit
fatnickc
24-02-2006, 07:08
Why not learn html? thats one of the many C like languages out, after that you could learn C! I'm 16 years old and i know a C like language to program robots, and Im learning C as well, its all the same really, just change things around a bit
I really hope that was sarcastic, but I honestly can't tell from the way it was written.
hylian_231
24-02-2006, 07:13
no it wasn't.. What do u mean? C isn't all that hard to learn, you just have to apply yourself, but if he wants to do some programming why not learn C or a C like language so then he can have a program or a script that he can say that he actually wrote.
Tubob
24-02-2006, 10:39
thats exactly what i would like to learn
hylian_231
24-02-2006, 11:02
I learn all this at school so I'll tell you what we use, I'm currently programming in BrixC, its used to program robots made of lego, called bricks or they might be called brics. BrixC is fairly easy to learn, but you will need to have a lego bric and usb tower. There are other C like languages out there that you can learn and once you've learnt can start learning C!! I think that Java and .NET are based on C as well, they both are really similar to C

http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/
http://mindstorms.lego.com/ < ----- im not sure how much that will help u but still have a look around on there

You will need a compiler, but google that once you have decided on what language you will learn.
Tubob
24-02-2006, 11:47
thanks man, dont think i want to make lego move though., but i will look into C+ instead :)
ArmedJimmy
24-02-2006, 11:57
If you wand to learn programming why not try either Microsoft Visual Web developer Express edition or the C# version? Both are free and the languages used are very uptodate and in use by real world companies.

@hylian_231 HTML is nothing like C. HTML is a markup language where you define certain parametres which are then interpreted by a browser.

C is a good language to learn though as you can (if done properly) get a good grasp of how programs actually run on a computer rather than just learning the hight level stuff.
hylian_231
24-02-2006, 13:00
I don't recall saying anything about HTML, I did say something about Java if thats what you meant.
Tom
24-02-2006, 13:22
Why not learn html? thats one of the many C like languages out...
1) HTML looks nothing like C!
2) HTML is NOT a programming language.

HTML is a 'Mark-Up' language. I'm guessing it was a mistake, but it's weird that you haven't edited your post yet :rolleyes:
fatnickc
24-02-2006, 18:23
no it wasn't.. What do u mean? C isn't all that hard to learn, you just have to apply yourself, but if he wants to do some programming why not learn C or a C like language so then he can have a program or a script that he can say that he actually wrote.

1) HTML looks nothing like C!
2) HTML is NOT a programming language.

HTML is a 'Mark-Up' language. I'm guessing it was a mistake, but it's weird that you haven't edited your post yet :rolleyes:
That's what I was talking about. Knowing both HTML and C (amongst others) I can say that HTML is nothing like C.
hylian_231
25-02-2006, 01:01
Lol sorry I had only just realised what I wrote.. Html isn't anything like C.. Sorry about that...