I'd like to create the Windows equivalent of a "batch file" on my desktop. That is, I'd like to grab an icon somewhere, and use it to launch some instructions--for example, I want to copy d:\dir1\file1.htm to a:\dir1\file1.htm, erase e:\work\temp1.txt, copy all of d:\dir2 to a:\dir2, then launch Adobe, then launch one of the Windows accessories.

I suppose if I knew the generic name for what I want to do I might be able to do it, or at least find some instructions on how to do it. But I don't know the name of the general process I'm talking about.

Would appreciate any help on this.

Since it's not clear to me that I will automatically get an email when/if anyone responds to this, I'd appreciate it if anyone responding could also email me at practicalinfo [on] earthlink period net. Tnx.

All you do is put the commands in a textfile and give it a .bat extention... run it and it'll execute the commands line by line.

(I'm not sendin an e-mail, not my job )

contents of test.bat

copy d:\dir1\file1.htm a:\dir1\file1.htm
del e:\work\temp1.txt
copy d:\dir2\*.* a:\dir2
c:\progra~1\adobe\photos~1\photoshop.exe
c:\windows\notepad.exe

update your paths accordingly