The description below is from the book DOS the
Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: Internal (3.3 and later)
Syntax:
CALL [d:][path]batchfilename [options ]
Purpose: Calls another batch file and then returns to the current
batch
file to continue processing.
Discussion
Used within a batch file to specify the name of another batch file (a
file with
the .BAT filename extension). The original batch file calls into action
the
CALLed batch file. When the CALLed batch file ends, control is
transferred back
to the original batch file.
This command function (transfer of control back to a calling batch file)
was not available prior to DOS Version 3.
For more information on CALL and other batch commands, see Chapter 5,
Using Batch Files, in the downloadable
book DOS the Easy Way .
Example
To run the files STARTER.BAT, TESTER.BAT, and FINISH.BAT in sequence,
enter the
following three lines in your batch file:
call starter
call tester
call finish
For more information about this command, refer to the downloadable book DOS the Easy Way.
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