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Using WIL

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A WIL program, like a DOS batch file, is simply a list of commands for the computer to process. Any task which will be run more than once, or which requires entering multiple commands or even a single complex command, is a good candidate for automation as a WIL program. For example, suppose you regularly enter the following commands to start Windows:

First:

cd \windows

then:

win

and then:

cd \

Here, you are changing to the Windows directory, running Windows, and then returning to the root directory. Instead of having to type these three commands every time you run Windows, you can create a DOS batch file, called WI.BAT, which contains those exact same commands:

cd \windows
win
cd \

Now, to start Windows, you merely need to type the single command WI, which runs the WI.BAT batch file, which executes your three commands.

WIL programs work basically the same way.