Batch Files

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/BatBasic.html

http://www.ericphelps.com/batch/

http://www.tl.infi.net/~wtnewton/batch/batchfaq.html

http://www.wambooli.com/archives/batch.files/

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/Bat-Adv.html

Also try:
http://www.astalavista.com/code/dos/batch.shtml

http://www.cotse.com/Ntcommands/ntcmdsCommands_Index1.html

http://www.networkcommand.com/NTSEC/

Please remove any spaces that creep into the links.

hope this helps

Get a hold of either a Win95 or Win98-CD (BUT MAKE SURE IT CONTAINS EVERYTHING, AND NOT JUST THE INSTALL-LIBRARY)
There's an awesome help-file designed for MS-DOS 6.22 on the CD, called "HELP.COM" I think it's found in "CD-Letter:\Tools\OldMSDos" there you can learn bite, by bite. Otherwise for show and tell the links ar probably a great resource too... but back in those days not many had access to the internet.

This file has taught me (practically) all I know of Batch-programming.

BUT REMEMBER... DOS is a non-multitasking OS. It does the first thing and waits for it to terminate, not until then it turns to the next command. What I'm trying to say is this: If you want to be able to start lot's of windows-applications it does a poor job. You'd have to wait for the first application to terminate until the next kicks in.

Hope it helped...
Zero2ninE