From: SpaceSST@SpaceSST.com   
      
   On Sun, 08 Dec 2013 17:07:59 -0000, "Stanley Daniel de Liver"   
    wrote:   
      
   >>>> Unfortunately, EXIT without parameters causes not only the Sub to end   
   >>>> but the entire CMD session is closed also. Your explanation is a bit   
   >>>> incomplete.   
   >>>   
   >>> 1- First i run > start /min C:\dnews\UTL\gzTs.bat rar yes   
   >>> 2-it call this   
   >>> cls   
   >>> if exist c:\lock.sem exit   
   >>> start /MIN /WAIT C:\dnews\UTL\gzT.bat %1 %2   
   >>> start /MIN /WAIT C:\dnews\UTL\ugz.bat   
   >>> start /MIN /WAIT C:\dnews\UTL\hours.bat   
   >>> start /MIN /WAIT C:\dnews\UTL\top1000s.bat   
   >>> rem start /MIN /WAIT C:\dnews\UTL\tests.bat   
   >>> start /MIN /WAIT C:\dnews\UTL\Usenet-Send.bat D:\TXT-BIN\ToSend   
   >>> start /MIN /WAIT C:\dnews\UTL\del-age.bat   
   >>> sync   
   >>> nircmd.exe emptybin   
   >>> sync   
   >>> exit   
   >>>   
   >>> 3-Was the Big Batch Script  i post earlier   
   >>> 4- it call ugz.bat   
   >>> 5-call hours   
   >>> 6-top1000   
   >>> 7-tests   
   >>> 8-usenet send   
   >>> 9-del-age   
   >>> ................   
   >>>   
   >>> Work fine for me for Years....   
   >>   
   >> My point was that someone asked "why exit" but your response was   
   >> incomplete. With this additional information, it is clear, its being   
   >> used to force those separate CMD sessions closed to allow the main batch   
   >> to proceed with the next task.   
   >>   
   >> I'll leave the semantics of CALLing a Sub and STARTing a Sub for another   
   >> discussion.   
   >>   
   >Maybe it could be excused if the errorlevel was being set on exit?   
   >It is a most remarkable (set of) script(s).   
   >I can almost follow the logic of abstracting the compression method, but a   
   >lot baffles me.   
      
   The set of Script is to Compress TXT Files  use in a News/usenet server Text   
   files are BATCH NEWS files   
      
   the script compress in RAR   
   many condition are use , if the size of files are smaller of X megs the script   
   is  finish if not just comress in rar  in a Single files   
      
   EXIT , when using Script the Exit permet to close the Script   
   otherwise the Script (DOS WINDOWS) stay open !   
      
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