Compilation in Batch Mode

Compiling is usually done through the Start/Run menu; a Compilation dialog is displayed and the .SRC file is compiled into a .ROB file.

Compiling in batch mode allows you to compile several .SRC files without displaying the dialog box.

Use the following command line:

"C:\program files\wintask\bin\taskcomp.exe" /<switch> "C:\program files\wintask\scripts\<myscript>.src"

<switch> can be:

b
If no errors are detected during compilation, the compiled <myscript>.rob is created; if an error is detected, the usual compilation dialog box is displayed.

x
If no errors are detected during compilation, the compiled <myscript>.rob is created and the script is launched; if an error is detected, the usual compilation dialog box is displayed.

v
If no errors are detected during compilation, the compiled <myscript>.rob is created; if an error is detected, the usual compilation dialog box is displayed and the list of errors is displayed (.LST file).

Return codes from TASKCOMP.EXE

0	no error, no warning
1	at least one error
2	no error, but at least one warning

Batch examples

 

.BAT for compiling a couple of .src files in the same batch file:

set COMPILER=c:\program files\wintask\bin\taskcomp.exe

"%COMPILER%" /b "script_One.src"

"%COMPILER%" /b "script_Two.src"

"%COMPILER%" /b "script_Three.src"

Another example with no echo:

 

@echo off

start /wait "c:\program files\wintask\bin\taskcomp.exe" /b "c:\program files\wintask\scripts\test.src"

if errorlevel 2 goto warning

if errorlevel 1 goto error

if errorlevel 0 goto ok

 

:warning

echo Warning(s) !

goto end

 

:error

echo ERROR(S) !

pause

goto end

 

:ok

echo OK

goto end

 

:end

.BAT for compiling all the .src files in the Scripts directory :

Note : the FOR statement converts names longer than 8 characters to short names using the ~ character.

for %%f in (*.src) do "c:\program files\wintask\bin\taskcomp.exe" /b "%%f"
pause

 

rem Delete the LST files

del *.lst

rem run the compiled scripts

for %%f in (*.rob) do start /wait "C:\Program Files\WinTask\Bin\TASKEXEC.EXE" "%%f"