BATSH201.ZIP is a replacement for previous BATSHxxx.ZIP
It includes program and sample-files.

BATSH.EXE (v2.01) 
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To run Windows commands from a file.
Line by Line.
Like BATCH (.BAT) files in DOS,
but with some windows specific commands,
and not all the DOS features.
For WINDOWS 3.1 (FreeWare)

Installation
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Place the files BATSH.EXE and BATSH.HLP together
anywhere on the disk.
Write with NOTEPAD a text file with one command per line.
Save the text file with the extension .BSH.
Associate with File-Manager the program BATSH.EXE
to the BSH extension.
Run your new command-file with a double click from File-Manager. 


Release Notes
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Version 2.01:

$PASSWORD did not hide the characters.
          this is a bugfix from version 2.0
$VER      special variable with the 3digit version number
INC var [+/- val]
          variables (var) containing numeric values can be
          increased/decreased with an optional value (val)
          default is 1.
IF %var%==>%var%  ( ==> for numeric values only )
          when comparing numeric variable values,
          the additional > character defines a 
          greater or equal compare.
IF exist  $TYPE=OTHER for files with strange data e.g. 0 length      


Version 2.0 

The ASK and the CHOICE command are integrated into 
the MESSAGE command.
BATSH files from previous versions are not compatible
with version 2 files, if they were using the ASK or CHOICE
command.
 
CD	change current directory (new)
FONT	toggle fixed- or variable-pitch display font (new)
IF	conditions to branch program execution
	- IF EXIST does a file-type check
MD	make a new directory (new)
MENU	define own BATSH menu options (new)
MESSAGE	display a message box for user response
	- ASK and CHOICE options now at the end of a message
	- the size of the message box is self adjusting
	- can include text files
RD	remove a directory (new)
RESTART	restart WINDOWS
	- run DOS program before restarting WINDOWS
RUN	run a DOS or WINDOWS program
	- FULLscreen option
SHOW	modify the display status of a window
	- FULLscreen option

A new variable type is introduced:
  INI variables:  file|section|keyname
With this type of variables, you can access initialisation
files from WINDOWS and other applications.
You can read information by referring to the variable as
  %file|section|keyname%
and you write or delete entries with the SET command.

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