From: "Calvin Richter" <calvin AT richter DOT org>
To: <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: batch file help
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:53:22 -0600
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>Is there an easy way to tell if the HDD is already fdisked and formated
>with DR-dos so I can have the batch skip step 2 after rebooting when
>exiting fdisk?


The easiest way would be to use 4DOS -- its enhanced batch processing would
allow you to check for an empty drive.  Barring that, however, you would
have to set a flag. Put a file on your install disk called BOOT1, then put
something like the following in your AUTOEXEC:

IF EXIST BOOT2 GOTO SKIP_FDISK
REN BOOT1 BOOT2
[fdisk code goes here, which reboots]
:SKIP_FDISK
REN BOOT2 BOOT1
[rest of code goes here]

If BOOT2 doesn't exist, we're on the first boot -- set the flag and fdisk.

If BOOT2 does exist, we're on the second boot -- skip fdisk and reset the
flag.

Of course, remember to write-enable your boot disk.