Use cmd to run batch code

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Hi I need to run a file witch contains batch code from cmd and is not a batch file.

I have tested cmd < test.bob
and it gets one line in and ends

I did this before but I don't remember the code i think it was cmd /v:on < test.bob
or cmd /E:on < test.bob
please help me

note please don't tell me to change the extension

Is there non-batch data in test.bob, or is it just a renamed .bat file? And if it is a renamed batch file, why not just change the extension? — SomethingDark
– SomethingDark, Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 2:48
It is it just a renamed .bat file i cant use .bat i need to use .JJIS I used .bob in the post — Jayjar291
– Jayjar291, Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 3:04
As long as you don't care what it outputs to the screen and you don't want it to be even remotely interactive, you can use cmd /k<test.bob — SomethingDark
– SomethingDark, Commented Aug 10, 2015 at 3:22

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:14:37Z

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You can do that this way:

cmd < test.bob

If you use Delayed Expansion in your "Not Batch file", use this:

cmd /V:ON < test.bob

However, there are several differences that apply to the "Not Batch file"; the most important one is that the following Batch file features don't works in the "Not Batch file":

Access to Batch file parameters via %1 %2 ... and execution of SHIFT command.
Execution of GOTO command.
Execution of CALL :NAME command (internal subroutine).
Execution of SETLOCAL/ENDLOCAL commands.

The complete description of the way to do this ("Execute a text file with no .BAT extension as a Batch file") is described at this post, with examples and recommendations.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:14

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