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- COMMAND: BAT (Extended Batch Language) DOCUMENTATION : Off-line
-
- FUNCTION: Displays a help screen for the Extended Batch Language.
-
- FORMAT: BAT
-
- TYPE: FreeWare utility (Seaware Corp.,PO Box 1656,Delray Beach,FL 33444)
-
- REMARKS: The Extended Batch Language adds numerous capabilities to batch file
- processing. A summary of the command syntax is displayed by BAT.
- The EBL is installed on the system by entering BAT * 512 in the
- AUTOEXEC.BAT start-up file. The EBL is described in detail in
- the EBL Reference Manual. Following is a copy of the help screen:
-
- EXTENDED BATCH LANGUAGE Version 2.04a (C) Copyright Seaware Corp 1982,83,84
- (C) Copyright Frank Canova 1982,83,84
-
- Batch file commands [operands] Batch file statement:
- BEEP [stmt] BAT -[lbl] [cmd] | [cmd]
- BEGSTACK...[text] [\hex] [;]... END
- BEGTYPE ...[text] [\hex] [;]... END Control Functions:
- CALL -[lbl] STACK.ON
- CLS [stmt] STACK.OFF
- EXIT STACK.PURGE
- GOTO -[lbl] TRACE.ON
- IF [token] < = > <> [token] [stmt] TRACE.OFF
- INKEY [text] [var]
- READ [text] [vars] Variables:
- READSCRN [vars] %0 to %9 - DOS Vars
- RETURN %A to %O - Global User Vars
- SKIP [numoflines] %Q - Stack status
- STATEOF [filename] [drive_list] %R - Return Code [0:4FE]
- STACK ...[tokens] [;]... %S - Space Literal
- TYPE ...[tokens] [;]... %V - Default Drive
- [var] = [token] + - * / # $ [token] %% - "%" Literal
- * [comment]