Making a batch file

Suppose you wanted a batch file to simply print the name of your computer. The command you would run would be the following:

echo %computername%

Here is how to make the above command a batch file:

1. Open Notepad (you can use any text editor, but I am going to assume Notepad).
2. Type/paste the commands you want to be in your batch file.
3. Select File > Save As.
4. In the dialog, browse to the location where you want to save the batch file.
5. Change the “Save as type” option to “All Files (*.*)” and then enter the file name ending with “.bat”, for example: MyComputerName.bat
6. Alternate to step 5, you can enter the file name “MyComputerName.bat” (including the quotes) and this will ignore the Save as type setting.
7. Click Save.