Batch files

[Zeorymer]

How would I create a batch file that changes the following:

background color (Instead of the standard black can I change it to say yellow or something?)
Stardard prompt (sush as changing the ">" sign to say "<>")

And change the prompt to dislpay more that just "C:>"
(I would like to make the prompt display "C: *TODAYS DATE* - *MY NAME* <>")

I looked in windows help but i couldn't find commands to do this

Thanks in advance to everyone.

 

[mugs]

To change the color of the command window to black on yellow, use "color E0".

For more information on the color command, type "help color" at the command prompt.

To change the prompt use:
prompt $P-$D$L$G

Not sure what you mean by "NAME"

For more info on the prompt command, type "help prompt" at the command prompt.

 

[Zeorymer]

ok thanks. But how would I put this into a batch file? Do i need to use some program language?

 

[jfall]

A batch file just runs regular commands line by line. Just put the commands into a file with the extension .bat and run it

 

[Zeorymer]

Could I make the prompt show my name after the date?

thanks again

 

[trek]

adding to what mugs had:
prompt $P-$D %USERNAME% $L$G
not sure if that is what you meant...

 

[Zeorymer]

Yes! Thats it, thanks so much Trek.