How to........

[DoubleA]

Ok, i make a roster patch (arguably the best out there, heh) anyway i need to know how to make a .bat file so its easy for all the people who want to download my file, and that the file installs automatically to the correct position, can any1 help me out here ??

it would be greatly appreciated, and i might be able to help u out 2

peace

[Andrew]

How good is your knowledge of MS-DOS commands?

[DoubleA]

ummmm
its.....reasonable
if you told me how to do it, i probably could

[Andrew]

(This or something like it will probably end up in the NLSC's tutorial section, but for now, here will do.)

OK,

Creation of an MS-DOS batch (.bat) file is simple. Open Notepad, and Save As "filename.bat". Make sure you include the quotations so that the file is saved with a .bat extension, rather than .txt.

Now that you have your batch file, you'll want to enter MS-DOS commands.

Begin your .bat file with

@ECHO OFF
CLS

This will clear the MS-DOS window that opens when the .bat file is opened, and also allows you to display text.

To display text, type ECHO and then the text you wish to display. Here's an example from the Live 2001 Current Roster Update installation:

ECHO.
ECHO Copyright (c) 1995-2002 by TASsoft, All Rights Reserved
ECHO Written by Andrew Begley
ECHO Previous versions by Lutz van Hasselt
ECHO Send ALL Feedback about this Patch to: andrew@NBA-Live.com
ECHO.

Now you will want to type the commands necessary to install the patch. These may include:

COPY in the format COPY FILE DESTINATION

COPY career.dbf saves\000

MOVE in the format MOVE FILE DESTINATION

MOVE players.dbf saves\000

If you want to delete a file, DEL is the command to use, in the form DEL FILE.

If you need to create a folder (directory), then use the command M, eg. MD saves\050\

If you do not wish a command to be displayed when it is executed, after the command type NUL (leaving a space between the command and NUL).

There are more commands to check if a folder exists and to display error messages, but those are the basics.