sorry if i'm repeating, but i can't be bothered reading all the posts...
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That's because you get more feedback form the dos window than the Hammer compile window
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And Batch Compiler isn't a Compiler - its a front end
Its a better option because you can use -estimate, very handy switch
And there is NO speed reduction