How can I pass arguments to a batch file?

Question

I need to pass an ID and a password to a batch file at the time of running rather than hardcoding them into the file.

Here\'s what the command line looks like:

Answer 1

Simple solution(even though question is old)

Test1.bat

echo off
echo "Batch started"
set arg1=%1
echo "arg1 is %arg1%"
echo on
pause

CallTest1.bat

call "C:\Temp\Test1.bat" pass123

output

YourLocalPath>call "C:\Temp\test.bat" pass123

YourLocalPath>echo off
"Batch started"
"arg1 is pass123"

YourLocalPath>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Where YourLocalPath is current directory path.

To keep things simple store the command param in variable and use variable for comparison.

Its not just simple to write but its simple to maintain as well so if later some other person or you read your script after long period of time, it will be easy to understand and maintain.

To write code inline : see other answers.