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 At this point is simply waiting for the user to input program parameters. The commands are given one per line:

After which, begins the calculation, printing intermediate results to the screen.

3.2Batch Mode

When run in batch mode the user specifies an input file at the command line. This input file simply contains any number of input parameters, as in the interactive mode. For example, assume the following text is saved into a file called :

This file can be created by any ASCII editor such as the DOS program or the UNIX  program. When using a commercial word processing program to create input files make sure that the output is in plain ASCII. As a check, give the command at the DOS prompt. The text should appear as typed. Note that neither nor  are required in the input file. To use input files with, simply include that file name on the DOS command line:

The output from goes to the screen. This is useful for initial calculations and trial runs. However, if the user desires to save the output to an ASCII file, simply use redirection of the output:

This example uses the commands in the file as input parameters and saves the output in the file.