A list of basic batch commands @ echo off stops commands from bieng displayed onscreen echo text typed afer this will be displayed pause displays "press any key to cotinue" MAKE SURE TO USE THIS IF YOU WANT THE USER TO BE ABLE TO SEE TEXT THAT IS BIENG DISPLAYED!!! cls clears the screen color ## sets the color. Here is a list: (replace ## with numbers first #: bg color second #: text color 0:Black 1:Dark Blue 2:Green 3:Light Blue 4:Red 5:Purple 6:Yellow 7:White 8:Grey 9:Blue title (your title) sets the title of your program (what will be show in the blue bar at the top) set used to set variables (passwords, etc) here is a list of what to put after it (replace NAME with the name of your variable, and VALUE with whatever the varable value is) set /a NAME=VALUE Evaluates the variable, so a number is recognized as a number, not just text set /p NAME=VALUE Creates a user defined variable. In other words, whoever is viewing the program has to set the value by typing it (like a password) set NAME=VALUE Just sets the variable as text :(anything) places a marker in your program, which will be returned to with the command 'goto :(anything)' example @echo off :a echo hi pause goto :a this will display 'hi' and 'press any key to continue', and when the user presses any key it will display this again. so eventually, you'll end up with: hi press any key to continue hi press any key to continue hi press any key to continue hi press any key to continue hi press any key to continue etc %variable name% uses a variable. here are some examples, with the variable name as "test" (this is assuming the varable has already been set) to display the varable value: echo %test% if %test%==(whatever) (command you wish to exucute) exucutes a command if the variable has a certain value (replace "(whatever)" with this value). the command could be "goto :a" or "set test=xxx" start (name of program.exe) will run the chosen program (replace "(name of program.exe)" with the name of the program. Remember the ".exe"!) explorer (file path) opens the specified folder. for example: explorer C:\Documents and Settings\(your user name)\My Documents\My Pictures would open the My Pictures folder Well that's all the basics! Remember to subscribe for more instructables! knexguy92 (Spikey Sam)