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|---------------B A T C H L R N H E L P S Y S T E M-----------------|
|command: PAUSE |
|use: To pass to a user control of a batch file while processing. |
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|how:Type:(in a batch file) PAUSE <Message, if any> |
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|example:Virtually every >BAT file on this disk has a PAUSE command. |
| TIMEMASTER displays messages on a separate line so we can insert |
| different colors for the message and the PAUSE instruction in the |
| color versions of these files. |
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|NOTES: The basic function of PAUSE is to stop the execution of the |
| batch file until you press a key. This can allow you to perform |
| a necessary task -- like perhaps changing a disk or verifying that |
| a particular disk configuration is in place, in order to avoid |
| errors as the remaining parts of the batch file are executed. |
| Pause will optionally display a message. |
| The message will show, followed by the DOS message: |
| Strike any key when ready... |
| THE PAUSE SUBCOMMAND IN BATCH PROCESSING FILES... |
| The PAUSE subcommand suspends execution of the batch file temporar- |
| ily and displays the message "Strike any key when ready..." You |
| can display messages in a batch file with the ECHO subcommand and |
| then pause so the reader can read the message. These messages |
| must precede the PAUSE command. A common method used in batch files |
| is to display a message before a major command is issued, thus giv- |
| ing the user a chance to break out of the batch file. Example: |
| ECHO DRIVE C IS ABOUT TO BE ERASED... |
| ECHO Press Ctrl-Break to stop or |
| PAUSE |
| The screen display would appear as follows: |
| DRIVE C IS ABOUT TO BE ERASED... |
| Press Ctrl-Break to stop or [also Ctrl C] |
| Strike any key when ready... |
| One of the most useful features of PAUSE is to allow a user to |
| change diskettes between commands of a batch file. |
| You can use the PAUSE command to segment a batch file into segments |
| that can be stopped at any appropriate point. <comment> is optional |
| and should be entered on the same line as PAUSE. <comment> is used |
| to prompt -- with a meaningful message -- the batch file user to |
| take some action when the file pauses. The <comment> is displayed |
| before the "Strike any key when ready..." message. |
|----------------- T I M E M A S T E R ---------------------|