@Echo Off :: This first title is used to store the registry setting :: You can use it for the title of the First window, or change :: The Title of both windows after opening Set _Title=ImpraStorage :: Set Height in lines, Width in characters. Buffer width is set :: to the same value as the window width Set _Height=60 Set _Width=122 Set _BHeight=5000 Set _BWidth=%_Width% :: Set position of the Top left corner in pixels :: Position is relative to the Top left corner of the screen Set _xPos=0 Set _yPos=0 :: Color values are the same as for the Color command Set _Color=1E :: Calculate hex values needed in the registry Set /A _BufferSize=_BHeight*0x10000+_BWidth Set /A _WindowPos=_yPos*0x10000+_xPos Set /A _WindowSize=_Height*0x10000+_Width :: This command will be passed to the Prompt to change the Title and Prompt :: The ampersand must be escaped :: Set _Cmd=Title Send^&Prompt $T$G :: Call :_OpenCP %_BufferSize% %_Color% %_WindowPos% %_WindowSize% "%_Title%" "%_CMD%" :: Increase the _yPos value so 2nd window is below the first. :: 12 is the height in pixels for the font being used. :: 40 is a value to allow for the height of the Title Bar. Adjust as needed ::Set /A _yPos=_yPos+_Height*12+40 ::Set /A _WindowPos=_yPos*0x10000+_xPos :: 0 = Black 8 = Gray :: 1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue :: 2 = Green A = Light Green :: 3 = Aqua B = Light Aqua :: 4 = Red C = Light Red :: 5 = Purple D = Light Purple :: 6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow :: 7 = White F = Bright White :: This command will be passed to the Prompt to change the Title, Prompt, and Color Set _Cmd=Title ImpraStorage^&Prompt $T$G^&Color 0F Call :_OpenCP %_BufferSize% %_Color% %_WindowPos% %_WindowSize% "%_Title%" "%_CMD%" Goto :EOF ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: Subroutines ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :_OpenCP Reg Add "HKCU\Console\%~5" /V ScreenBufferSize /T REG_DWORD /D %1 /F Reg Add "HKCU\Console\%~5" /V ScreenColors /T REG_DWORD /D 0x%2 /F Reg Add "HKCU\Console\%~5" /V WindowPosition /T REG_DWORD /D %3 /F Reg Add "HKCU\Console\%~5" /V WindowSize /T REG_DWORD /D %4 /F Start "%~5" %COMSPEC% /K %6 :: Only one single command line is needed to receive user input FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('TYPE CON') DO SET INPUT=%%A :: Use quotes if you want to display redirection characters as well ECHO You typed: "%INPUT%"