Windows 10: Batch File/ Outdated Application

So I have this old .application file that was originally on the companies computers that was written for Windows 7. What this application did was, when ever a fax came in (we have faxes that are sent to a folder in PDF format) it would activate the application and pop open a window to notify the user of the fax. Hopefully that part was explained well enough.

Is there a type of batch file that I can write to mimic the same function? and would anybody be able to walk me through the code? or point me in the direction of a article/blog or video explaining it. I am working in Windows 10.

Thank you.
Respectfully,
Francis

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Batch Files Knowledge Base

Don't use batch files very much but one I find useful is for creating a list of files in a directory.
Just copy the text below into Notepad and save as Filelist.bat

dir /a /-p /o:gen >filelist.txt

When you run it from a folder it will create a Filelist.txt file,in the same folder, that lists all the files in that folder.Useful when you are too lazy to type all the files out yourself.

 

Batch Files Knowledge Base

Very nice and usefull thanks for contributing.

 

Batch file to ping network

No, batch files are extremely easy.

A "If" requires three extra steps.

Code is not how much you can put in, but how lite can you make it and still perform the functions.

So

@ echo off


ping 1.4.1.4 >a.txt

findstr /m "Request timed out" a.txt
if %errorlevel%%==0 (
echo Save our nets!!!
)

pause