Cj Shadows

Has anyone ever tried programming in Ms-Dos? I think it just uses batch files and batch file codes.(.BAT), Well any way I dont suggest starting programming in it or programming in it at all, you have a chance of messing your computer up. Well just dont play with the main frame at all.

hiboy2004

Is this from personal experience? It sounds beleivable. I myself haven't tried using it O.o

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Cj Shadows

Yea it's what people used way back when there was no such thing as C++ or Java or really any compiler or Direct X. They used it do make those little pong games, and they had to make their own video cards with it. What MS-DOS is, its really the main frame of the computer, that links everything. Like connection to internet, how your programs are run, and much more. Its kinda dangerous to try and program in it and poiintless.

naruto1327

MSDOS isn't a programming language, its a console application used for C++...

Cj Shadows

I never said its a programming launguage, but if you know thr=e right commands there is a way to bring up a file editor....

TwitcH

These posts are just so wrong. When I can be bothered i'll show you what programming in BATCH can do and show you that DOS is a VERY powerful tool. But I cant be bothered right now..

naruto1327

Yeah, It's kind of like a computer without a Graphical User Interface.

XceeD

... a batch file is just lines of MS-DOS commands... they made batch files so you don't need to write multiple lines of commands every time you want to do something. ie, if you want to run a server that has 10 files needed to be ran each time, you can make a batch file to run it...


By saying "Has anyone ever tried programming in Ms-Dos?" we're assuming you're calling it a programming language......... it's common sense...

and also, have you ever tried this in command line: (and if you don't know, Start>Run...>cmd)
edit [location of a txt file or something]
yes, a text editor...

And lemme summarize it up in the end... ms-dos isn't a programming language and it isn't used for games or anything or any type of programs, it's used to run multiple lines of commands at once (or do it in cmd...) and it cannot ruin your computer unless it says delete c:\ or something... ... ...

Next time you post something like this, you should do a little research in it.

TwitcH

Guess my explaining is not needed

Now go look up batch programming, stuff is damn useful, i've got a little .bat file on my desktop to show me what my IP is since it's dynamic It's pretty handy, not destructive -.-

Although saying that I have seen a few bat script virus's, so yeah it's only dangerous if you intend it to be

XceeD

the thing is, the only evil scripts there can be is deleting things on your computer and you didn't know it did that. every other BAT is rather useful in some ways... like changing over 100 filenames. if you did that by hand, man, that'll take a while... but BAT, bam, it's done. it's not a bad thing to learn how to write a BAT but it's not that useful (anymore at least).