From uwasa.fi!ts Sun Aug 30 13:08:47 1992 Received: from uwasa.fi ([128.214.12.3]) by nic.funet.fi with SMTP id <37204>; Sun, 30 Aug 1992 13:08:39 +0300 Received: by uwasa.fi (4.1/101091(hh)) id AA12739; Sun, 30 Aug 92 13:08:12 +0300 From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) Message-Id: <9208301008.AA12739@uwasa.fi> Subject: TSBAT37.ZIP batch collection update at garbo To: garbo-infolist@uwasa.fi (Garbo Infolist) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 14:08:12 +0300 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Status: OR Sun 30-Aug-1992: I have updated my collection of useful batch files and batch tricks. It is now 88457 Aug 30 1992 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts//tsbat37.zip BATRICKS.TXT "Assorted batch tricks" now also explains how to extract the extension from a file name, how to prevent breaking a batch, how to avoid auxiliary batches, and much more. PUSHDIRE.BAT "Non-resident push directory" has been totally rewritten and is now self-contained. The external auxiliary program SETPUSHD.EXE is no longer needed, and has been omitted from the collection. The companion program POPDIRE.BAT has been brought up to date. Both the batches can take an /s (show) switch. See the remarks within the batches for more information. DELPATH.BAT "Delete a directory from the path" has been rewritten so that it creates the auxiliary file that it needs as a temporary file. Thus SETVAR.BAT is not longer needed in beforehand and has been eliminated from the collection. UNPACK.BAT "Unpack-test-view any archivetype" does not need, nor allow an extension in the archive name because it know how to detect the type of the archive. The batch now first checks that the user has not mistakenly given an extension. UNPACK.BAT also treats the other error situations in a more informative manner than before. D.BAT "Directory with sort & wildsearch" uses implicit wildcards to match anywhere in the file name(s). The batch now checks that the users soes not enter explicit wildcards to D.BAT. LOCATE.BAT "Wildcard file find". Added an optional /p paging switch. Clarified the instructions. WILD.BAT "Wilcard any command". Corrected the simple case of no command given to wild.bat to jump out. ARC2ZIP.BAT "Single .arc to .zip with comment" has been rewritten to check more closely to correct input format. Likewise the renamed ZOO2ZIP.BAT and EXE2ZIP.BAT. ARC2ZIP.BAT is now harddisk oriented like the two otehrs, since working on floppies can be now considered rare. Some other minor changes and rewrites of the batches and their documentation. (The batches are self-documenting.) garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsbat37.zip Batch file collection, T.Salmi Filename Comment Date Time -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- ADDPATH.BAT Append directories to the path 10-21-90 17:44:06 APATH-OM.BAT Otto Makela's version of addpath 01-13-90 12:32:30 ARC2ZIP.BAT Single .arc to .zip with comment 08-30-92 09:13:42 ASK.EXE Ask questions in a batch file 10-20-91 11:15:44 ASKENV.EXE Ask, returning environment value 10-20-91 15:36:44 BATRICKS.TXT Assorted batch tricks 08-30-92 07:46:06 BLANK.BAT Poor man's screen saver 12-06-91 16:56:10 BLK.BAT Poor man's screen saver & popup 04-17-92 14:18:54 BOOT.BAT Choose your boot configuration 08-12-92 11:58:50 C.BAT Lazy changing of directory 07-30-92 14:27:38 CD.AUX Auxiliary ascii file for pushit 04-14-92 07:26:04 COLOR.BAT Set screen color attributes 10-21-90 20:00:02 D.BAT Directory with sort & wildsearch 08-28-92 23:31:22 DAILY.BAT Run a program only once a day 09-09-91 20:41:58 DELDIR.BAT Remove directory and its files 01-22-91 19:34:20 DELPATH.BAT Delete a directory from the path 08-30-92 07:25:52 EXE2ZIP.BAT Self-extracting file into a zip 08-30-92 09:38:12 FILE_ID.DIZ Brief characterization of TSBAT 08-30-92 12:17:04 FU.BAT Poor man's function evaluator 07-10-91 13:38:32 ISANSI.EXE Has a screen driver been loaded 11-09-91 11:09:58 LASTBOOT.BAT Show date + time of previos boot 10-21-90 20:22:12 LC.BAT Line count for text files 12-06-91 20:15:58 LEVEL.BAT Testbench for program errorlevel 03-28-92 17:35:32 LINK1.BAT How to link batch files together 10-31-89 14:26:14 LINK2.BAT Batch link demo's second file 11-15-89 12:23:24 LOCATE.BAT Wildcard file find 08-29-92 08:06:44 LOGRUN.BAT Log program usage & time and run 07-10-91 13:45:24 LOOP.BAT An index loop demonstration 11-09-91 15:17:46 M.BAT Give multiple MsDos commands 03-04-90 11:08:08 MAKESURE.BAT Simple command.com virus warning 01-14-90 11:54:56 MENU.BAT Run programs from a menu 12-29-90 16:55:30 MVE.BAT Move file to another directory 01-25-92 04:38:44 PATH.TXT How to beat the 127 byte limit 06-10-92 18:16:06 POPDIRE.BAT Restore (pop) saved directory 08-29-92 19:08:08 POPPATH.BAT Restore the saved path 01-14-90 11:59:44 PROMPT.TXT Tips on prompt usages with ansi 06-10-92 20:26:20 PUSHDIRE.BAT Non-resident push directory 08-29-92 22:46:32 PUSHIT.BAT Alternative pushing of directory 04-14-92 08:00:36 PUSHPATH.BAT Save the current path 01-14-90 11:58:44 REPLY.BAT How to give input within a batch 02-22-92 09:17:08 REZIP.BAT Remove zip authenticity labels 08-27-92 23:58:48 RULER.BAT Show screen columns 07-09-91 03:38:50 RUN.BAT Testing for viruses 11-09-91 12:03:46 SAFEDEL.BAT Safe delete of files 04-13-92 07:18:08 SCANZ.BAT Scan for viruses (incl. execomp) 08-30-92 11:39:02 SCOPY.BAT Copy a file with a single device 08-18-91 08:21:06 SETCOM.BAT Secure your command.com 11-09-91 11:50:30 SETPRN.BAT Set an Epson compatible printer 03-13-91 07:39:10 SHOW.BAT Wildcard multifile type command 08-29-92 08:39:30 SHOWTIME.BAT Show current date and time 01-20-92 06:43:48 TEST33.BAT Test for MsDos 3.3 or later demo 12-07-91 15:16:14 TESTANSI.BAT Ansi-type screen driver present? 08-04-92 07:17:36 TSBAT.INF Document (a readme) 08-30-92 12:26:22 TSBAT.NWS News concerning this package 08-30-92 11:47:06 TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 08-16-92 09:49:42 UNPACK.BAT Unpack-test-view any archivetype 08-27-92 21:17:04 VAASA.INF Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa 08-05-92 11:12:44 VIRUS.BAT Another batch-based virus test 10-21-90 20:47:04 WHERE.BAT Generic searchstring fname find 10-21-90 20:48:26 WILD.BAT Wilcard any command 08-07-92 18:46:56 ZIPDATE.BAT Equate .zip date to latest file 07-09-91 22:56:42 ZOO2ZIP.BAT Single .zoo to .zip with comment 08-30-92 09:22:02 ---- ------ ------ ----- 0062 .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1 Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun ; SF-65101, Finland