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AbteriX:
Talking about batch
i'd like to bring PCMags "Batchman" back to mind.
Batchman.- Multi-function batch program.
Old (1989) but packs 48 batch functions into a single 6K program.
Author: Michael Medford for PC Mag (1989).
e.g.
- CECHO [C] [nn,]stringĀ nn=color;C=no CR
- SETLOOP nĀ n=loops (0-255)
- WAITTIL hh:mm[:ss]
- WAITFOR [mm:]ss
- year day hour ...
- GETKEY ['string' n]
...
Could be found e.g. within an "vol9n02.zip" (59K) (or ask me)
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Edit:
Oho, it's on rjbull's filegate list too: http://www.filegate.net/bfds/batman10.zip :Thmbsup:
rjbull:
Talking about batch
Batchman.- Multi-function batch program.
Old (1989) but packs 48 batch functions into a single 6K program.
-Stefan (February 20, 2006, 05:42 AM)
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Stephan,
Two more small but powerful multi-function multi-purpose utilities, both shareware;
Bob Stephan's GET http://www.redshift.com/~bstephan/bs01000.htm
Should also be on BFDS link above. Very early versions of GET were public domain. Later ones, with 3.5 being the last, were free for personal use (and still do plenty); the last few are all-payware.
PocketD - author site seems to have gone, here's a link for a description and download link
http://www.digibuy.com/cgi-bin/product.html?93930276892
brotherS:
Hi Stefan,
please post a mini-review about that one, list all the features there and edit your last post to link to your new mini-review. Sounds like something many might be interested in!
@rjbull: His name is Stefan :)
rjbull:
@rjbull: His name is Stefan :)
-brotherS (February 20, 2006, 09:21 AM)
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Apologies to Stefan.
I just mentioned Bob Stephan, author of GET. That really is Bob's surname. At my age, maybe you should expect neuronal crosstalk... :(
PD version of GET:
GET -- Bob Stephan's Batch file enhancer -- a public domain utility
Syntax: GET command argument
Purpose Command Argument Environment Errorlevel Extended
--------- ------- -------- --(GET=)--- --(Exit)-- --[E]---
Get character C[E] ["prompt"] [chars] Character ASCII dec. No Echo
Get yes/no aNswer N[E] ["prompt"] None Character ASCII dec. No Echo
Get string S[E] ["prompt"] None String Length No Echo
Moving Text(GetaKey)T[E] "Filespec" [chars] Character ASCII dec. No Echo
Get DOS version D[E] None Major Vers. MajorMinor MinorEnv
Get environment left E[E] None Bytes left Bytes left Bytes/10
Get file size (DIR=0) F[E] Filespec Hex bytes Kilobytes Kb/10
Get disk space K[E] [driveletter] Kilobytes Kilobytes Kb/10
Get memory free M[E] None Kilobytes Kilobytes Kb/10
Clear (Blank) Screen B[E] [New attribute] Current or last attr. HexAttr
Check for printer(PRN) P[E] None 1=yes,0=no 1=yes,0=no Initialize
Get/set video mode V [New mode] Current or last mode None
Check coprocessor 7 None 1=yes,0=no 1=yes,0=no None
Check for ANSI.SYS A None 1=yes,0=no 1=yes,0=no None
Get current directory Y[E] None Directory Level/Drive Drive
Surrogate [char] args: } is Carriage Return, ~ is Escape, ` for Extended Keys.
Version 2.8 needs three pages of online help screens.
Edvard:
Personally, I have used Rob Van der Woude's scripting pages as a reference for some time now. I also dabbled with PowerBatch (no longer available, quite old) that promised to make batch files into .exe's but I never got it to work. I'll look into these others you mention, as NT's batch language is quite different from even 95 and 98's.
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