Advanced MS-DOS Batch File Programming

If you're a programmer who wants to really learn all about computers, or a network administrator, this book will be invaluable. With batch programming you can execute other programs when the computer starts, put a menu in before Windows takes over, map network directories automatically, etc. & so forth. This is a nice hardcover edition, and though printed over 15 years ago, DOS has not changed that much and most of the techniques still apply at the command prompt. You can even call batch programs from executables written in MS programs like VB.net, using the batch programs for invisible file management tasks, etc.