Direct input from console to LOOP

user · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 1

I'm trying to write a batch file that will print labels on a thermal
printer. I already have the code to make the label print by using the "copy
/b file.prn lpt1". Now I want it to loop this command for however many
labels they want printed. I've been beating my brains in for the past 2
days ( haven't messed with DOS for quite some time ) and just can't get it
to take the input as a variable and pass it to the loop.

Example of what I want this thing to do:

Ask: How many labels would you like to print? ( input a number from 1 to
100 here )

Take that number and send it to a loop to run this command "copy /b file.prn
lpt1" until it reaches the amount they want and then end.

any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

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Mario Díaz · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 1

Mike:
I hope this work for you

count.bat
---------------------------------------------
@echo off
set count=
:loop
set count=%count%-
copy /b file.prn lpt1
if not "%count%"=="%1" %then% goto loop
%else% set count=
---------------------------------------------
usage: you must pass a string parameter "-" with the lenght of the copies.
example with 5 copies:

count.bat -----

take care of the environmment space when printing a lot of labels...

"none" wrote:

> I'm trying to write a batch file that will print labels on a thermal
> printer. I already have the code to make the label print by using the "copy
> /b file.prn lpt1". Now I want it to loop this command for however many
> labels they want printed. I've been beating my brains in for the past 2
> days ( haven't messed with DOS for quite some time ) and just can't get it
> to take the input as a variable and pass it to the loop.
>
> Example of what I want this thing to do:
>
> Ask: How many labels would you like to print? ( input a number from 1 to
> 100 here )
>
> Take that number and send it to a loop to run this command "copy /b file.prn
> lpt1" until it reaches the amount they want and then end.
>
> any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
>

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