Batch File auto return

[jiggard]

I have a batch file and I want it to del some files without asking me to enter yes all of the time. Is there a way to get my program to automatically enter a y then enter this value.

 

[codejockey]

Is there a way to get my program to automatically enter a y then enter this value.

Yes. Assuming you are using a real DOS distribution (NOT the NT/WIN2K/XP command prompt), probably the simplest way is to use the deltree command with the /y option ("assume 'yes' to delete requests"). So, for example, instead of using:
del filename.ext
you would use:
deltree /y filename.ext

You can also create a file with a single 'Y' character in it, and redirect input to the del command from the file. For example, if the file that contains a single 'Y' character is named yes.txt, you could use:
del filename.ext < yes.txt
This should work on all DOS versions as well as the command prompts in NT/WIN2K/XP.

Hope this helps.