Re: Tutorial on Batch files and scripting

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2004-10-06 Ferland wrote:
> Anyone know any good tutorial on Batch files?
> I need to create .bat files (to use with the cmd.exe shell) that
> automate task on a Windows XP OS like :
>   - Keep a log of a registry keys (and compare backup file with the
> new one to see if there is changes...)  ex: REG QUERY
> HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ResKit /v Version >> RegistryResKiT.log
>   - Keep a log of current connections
>
> And advanced batch scripting could be usefull for that job.

I learned CMD scripting by reading the help:

C:\> help
C:\> help <command>

A good source for sample scripts is [1]. However, for monitoring the
registry I would prefer VBS over CMD.

[1] http://www.fpschultze.de/bsh.htm

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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