Windows Command Line Coding

[Ned Storm]

Instead of using batch files, I recommend installing C# 2008 Express Edition which is a free download and uses the .NET framework.

It is extremely powerful, comes with a great IDE and is quick and easy to get to grips with. Also, you can code Windows Apps with it.

Like, today I needed to do a mass copy of some files and change names where at first thought it may have been a solution to use some kind of batch file but I decided to create a C# console application and it didn't take much time at all with the code completion feature of the IDE and the code examples via web search.

I have used C# before but forgot most of it.

Over the holiday period, I also purchased the book "Beginning Visual C# 2008" by Wrox press.

This looks like money well spent since it seems very comprehensive and is a good read.