Batch File build header / Compile scripts with batch files

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This isn't really an example script nor is it useful at all but it's related to autoit and it's something nice to play with so hope someone who doesn't know much about batch files finds it interesting at the most.

Basically, all you gotta do is copy and past this into the header of your script and rename the script from "script.au3" to 'script.bat" or "script.cmd" and run it to compile the script.

;@ECHO OFF
;COLOR 0A & TITLE Terminal AutoIt Compiler Interface
;SET THIS=%0
;SET REGKEY="HKLMSoftwareAutoIt v3AutoIt"
;SET REGVAL=InstallDir
;SET AUTWRPR=SciTEAutoIt3WrapperAutoIt3Wrapper.exe
;SET INST_DIR=
;ECHO +^>Querying registry value...
;REG QUERY %REGKEY% /v %REGVAL% 2>NUL || (COLOR 0C & ECHO !^>Error getting registry value! & PAUSE & EXIT /b 1)
;FOR /f "tokens=2,*" %%a IN ('REG QUERY %REGKEY% /v %REGVAL% ^| FINDSTR %REGVAL%') DO (SET INST_DIR=%%<img src='http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />
;IF NOT DEFINED INST_DIR (ECHO !^>Error setting value! & PAUSE & EXIT /b 1)
;SET AUTWRPR="%INST_DIR%%AUTWRPR%"
;IF EXIST %AUTWRPR% (ECHO +^>AutoIt3Wrapper Found.) ELSE (COLOR 0C & ECHO !^>AutoIt3Wrapper Not Found. & PAUSE & EXIT /b 1)
;ECHO +^>Initiating compilation procedure! & %AUTWRPR% /prod /in %THIS%
;ECHO +^>Compilation procedure has finished! & PAUSE & EXIT

Example

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;@ECHO OFF
;COLOR 0A & TITLE Terminal AutoIt Compiler Interface
;SET THIS=%0
;SET REGKEY="HKLMSoftwareAutoIt v3AutoIt"
;SET REGVAL=InstallDir
;SET AUTWRPR=SciTEAutoIt3WrapperAutoIt3Wrapper.exe
;SET INST_DIR=
;ECHO +^>Querying registry value...
;REG QUERY %REGKEY% /v %REGVAL% 2>NUL || (COLOR 0C & ECHO !^>Error getting registry value! & PAUSE & EXIT /b 1)
;FOR /f "tokens=2,*" %%a IN ('REG QUERY %REGKEY% /v %REGVAL% ^| FINDSTR %REGVAL%') DO (SET INST_DIR=%%<img src='http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />
;IF NOT DEFINED INST_DIR (ECHO !^>Error setting value! & PAUSE & EXIT /b 1)
;SET AUTWRPR="%INST_DIR%%AUTWRPR%"
;IF EXIST %AUTWRPR% (ECHO +^>AutoIt3Wrapper Found.) ELSE (COLOR 0C & ECHO !^>AutoIt3Wrapper Not Found. & PAUSE & EXIT /b 1)
;ECHO +^>Initiating compilation procedure! & %AUTWRPR% /prod /in %THIS%
;ECHO +^>Compilation procedure has finished! & PAUSE & EXIT

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Icon=au3.ico
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Outfile=test build 1.exe
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Compression=4
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Comment=test app
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Description=built with a batch file
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 112, 21, 192, 124)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("HELLO WORLD", 0, 0, 83, 17)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###
While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Only tested on XP, not sure if works on x64 systems.

Edited March 8, 2012 by THAT1ANONYMOUSEDUDE