The Book of Batch Scripting

Introduction
Part I: The Essentials
Chapter 1: Batch
Chapter 2: Variables and Values
Chapter 3: Scope and Delayed Expansion
Chapter 4: Conditional Execution
Chapter 5: String and Boolean Data Types
Chapter 6: Integer and Float Data Types
Chapter 7: Working with Files
Chapter 8: Executing Compiled Programs
Chapter 9: Labels and Nonsequential Execution
Chapter 10: Calling Routines and Bats
Chapter 11: Parameters and Arguments
Chapter 12: Outputs, Redirection, and Piping
Chapter 13: Working with Directories
Chapter 14: Escaping
Chapter 15: Interactive Batch
Chapter 16: Code Blocks
Part II: The for Command
Chapter 17: Fundamentals of the for Command
Chapter 18: Directories, Recursion, and Iterative Loops
Chapter 19: Reading Files and Other Inputs
Chapter 20: Advanced for Techniques
Part III: Advanced Topics
Chapter 21: Pseudo-Environment Variables
Chapter 22: Writing Reports
Chapter 23: Recursion
Chapter 24: Text String Searches
Chapter 25: Bat Files Building Bat Files
Chapter 26: Automatic Restarts and Multithreading
Chapter 27: And/Or Operators
Chapter 28: Compact Conditional Execution
Chapter 29: Arrays and Hash Tables
Chapter 30: Odds and Ends
Chapter 31: Troubleshooting Tips and Testing Techniques
Chapter 32: Object-Oriented Design
Chapter 33: Stacks, Queues, and Real-World Objects
Afterword
Appendix A: Fully Functional Batch Improv
Appendix B: Array and Hash Table Objects

Jack McLarney