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            │       The Ultimate ToolBox 2.0       │
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            │           David Smith 1992           │
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               Over 85  Functions to assist you in
                batch files, or just everyday use
















═════   ULT or ULT /?  FOR HELP SCREEN  ══════════════════════════════════

        If you need a help screen, type ULT or ULT /? and the following
        help screen appears:















                Ultra-ToolBox 2.0    Dave Smith, 1993

                 Usage: ULT [option] etc, etc, etc.
 ========================================================================

 /C Compress File          /U Uncompress File      /KIL Totally Del File
 /MAX Max keyboard rate    /HEX Convert to binary  /TODAY Show today's files
 /FF Kill form feeds       /KB Keyboard data       /ANS Is Ansi loaded ?
 /ARCH Change attr Archive /SYS Change atr System  /WND Wind Chill
 /PUTS Write to screen     /BOX Write box          /SCRU Scroll screen up
 /SCRD Scroll screen down  /SOUND Make noise with delay and tones
 /TD Show date/time        /N+ Numlock on          /N- Numlock off
 /REN Rename dir           /C+ Capslock on         /C- Capslock off
 /MULT Run many commands   /WARM Warm Boot System  /COLD Cold Boot System
 /SAVE Save text screen    /REST Restore screen    /SETD Set file date
 /NOBUF Clear key buffer   /BLOCK Block cursor     /SSCUR Cur scan lines
 /MAP Map disk             /CURS- Turn cursor off  /CURS+ Turn cursor on
 /STOP Delay               /CODE Show scan code    /TIME Interval timer
 /DIAL Autodialer          /FKEY Funct key assign  /SHAKE Shake screen
 /S1 Arcade sound          /S2 DeadBird sound      /S3 Echo sound
 /S4 Fire sound            /S5 High pitch sound    /S6 Siren effect
 /S7 Bomb sound            /S8 Phone ring          /S9 Pulse sound
 /S0 Star Wars sound       /SEARCH Srch for text   /PRSCR Print screen
 /EXISTD Dir exist?        /EXISTF File exist?     /EMS Ems driver exist?
 /GAME Port available?     /FLOP Number floppies   /FREE Space on drive
 /PRNL Line feed to PRN    /PRNF Form feed to PRN  /ENVT Total env. space
 /ENVG Environment graph   /ENVF Free environment  /ENVU Used environment
 /LEVEL Set errorlevel     /43 Set 43 Line EGA     /25 Set 25 Line EGA
 /PATH Locate file on path /PAGE Set video page    /VOL Create volume name
 /CHKSUM Checksum of file  /MONTH Show calendar    /VIEW Read text file
 /BORDER Change brdr clr   /NUMBAS Convert #s      /DAYSTAT Stats on a day
     /RDONLY Change attr Read Only       /HIDDEN Change attr Hidden
     /MOUSE Is Mouse driver installed?   /FILL Fill screen with char/color
     /BIOS Bios version                  /MATH Coprocessor installed?













═════   /C      COMPRESS     ═════════════════════════════════════════════

        Compress a file using LZW method.  This replaces the file
        with the newly compressed file, without renaming it.
        This is useful for modem communications where you want to
        transmit a secret file, or you want to compress a file
        and NOT use the popular compression programs.  It will
        be impossible to read a text file that has been compressed
        using this, or uncompress it unless you have this util.

EX:     ULT /C myfile
        ULT /C secret.txt





═════   /U      UNCOMPRESS    ═════════════════════════════════════════════

        Uncompress a file using LZW that has been compressed using
        the /C switch.

EX:     ULT /U myfile
        ULT /U secret.txt




═════   /KIL    TOTALLY ERASE A FILE  ════════════════════════════════════

        This totally erases a file, making it unable to be recovered.
        Even the popular recovery programs (Norton, PCTools, etc)
        cannot recover it.

                ** PLEASE BE CAREFUL **

        It erases a file by doing the following:
                1. Setting the time, date, year to 0
                2. Change it to hidden/system
                3. Deleting it

EX:     ULT /KIL myfile
        ULT /KIL list.com




═════   /E      ENCRYPT A FILE   ═════════════════════════════════════════

        Encrypt a file using binary encryption.  This is useful for
        making certain files unreadable by prying eyes.  The file
        can then be easily decrypted by using the /D switch.

EX:     ULT /E file password
        ULT /E list.com mypassword




═════   /D      DECRYPT A FILE   ═════════════════════════════════════════

        This decrypts the file encrypted by using ULT /E.

EX:     ULT /D file password
        ULT /D list.com mypassword




═════   /HEX    BINARY CONVERSION   ══════════════════════════════════════

        Shows the binary equivalent to any number entered.
        You are prompted to enter a decimal number, which
        is then converted and displayed.
        To stop this sequence, press CTRL-BREAK.

EX:     ULT /HEX




═════   /FF     FORM FEED REMOVER   ══════════════════════════════════════

        Do you have any files you want printed, but want all those
        pesky form feeds removed?  This does the job perfectly, without
        actually altering the original file.
        Just type: ULT /FF infile outfile

        The outfile will contain no form feeds.

EX:     ULT /FF forms.doc forms2.doc
        ULT /FF wp.doc  wp2.doc




═════   /KB     KEYBOARD STATUS  ═════════════════════════════════════════

        This shows the status of the keyboard by displaying either
        1 or 0, depending on if the keys are currently in use.

        The keys are:

        RIGHT SHIFT DOWN
        LEFT SHIFT DOWN
        CONTROL KEY DOWN
        ALT KEY DOWN
        SCROLL LOCK ON
        NUM LOCK ON
        CAPS LOCK ON
        INSERT ON
        FILLER
        CONTROL NUMLOCK
        SCROLL LOCK DOWN
        NUM LOCK DOWN
        CAPS LOCK DOWN
        INSERT DOWN

EX:     ULT /KB




═════   /ANS    IS ANSI.SYS CURRENTLY LOADED?   ══════════════════════════

        Shows if ANSI.SYS is currently loaded in memory.

         RETURNS:     0    Ansi.sys loaded
                     1    no ansi driver found

EX:     ULT /ANS




═════   /ARCH   TURN ON ARCHIVE ATTRIBUTE   ══════════════════════════════

        Turns on the archive attribute of a file.  If you are unsure of
        attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual.

EX:     ULT /ARCH file
        ULT /ARCH list.com




═════   /SYS    TURN ON SYSTEM ATTRIBUTE    ══════════════════════════════

        Turns on system attribute of a file.  If you are unsure of
        attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual.

EX:     ULT /SYS file
        ULT /SYS list.com




═════   /WND    CALCULATE WIND CHILL    ══════════════════════════════════

        Calculates wind chill from the temperature and wind speed.  The
        actual formula is:

        (((10.45 + (6.686112 * sqrt((double) wind speed))
         - (.447041 * wind_speed)) / 22.034 * (temperature - 91.4)) + 91.4)

        but since it is so complex, I made it as easy as:

        ULT /WND wind_speed temperature

EXAMPLE:

  ULT /WND 20 31  (The wind is blowing at 20 mph and the temp is 31 degrees)




═════   /PUTS   PUT A STRING  ════════════════════════════════════════════

        Places a string on the screen using the following format:

   ULT /PUTS X Y color "STRING"

        This puts the word string at an X and Y coordinate, using
        a specific color.

EX:     ULT /PUTS 10 10 10 "This is a test string, dude!"

    places the string "This is a test string, dude!" at 10,10 and uses
    bright green on black.
    Experiment with different colors, and add 128 to any number to
    obtain a blinking effect.




═════   /BOX    PUT A BOX ON THE SCREEN  ═════════════════════════════════

        Places a box on screen using the following arguments:

        1) starting column
        2) starting row
        3) ending column
        4) ending row
        5) border attribute
        6) box attribute

   ULT /BOX 10 10 20 20 15 05

        Places a small, black box with shading and a white border
        on the screen.  This combined with /PUTS can create boxed
        and bordered text in batch files.




═════   /SCRU   SCROLL SCREEN UP   ═══════════════════════════════════════

        This scrolls the screen up.  It can scroll up one to 30
        spaces, and can be used to quickly clear the screen, or
        clear only the bottom portion.

EX:     ULT /SCRU 4   (scrolls the screen up four spaces)
        ULT /SCRU 25  (clears the screen very quickly)




═════   /SCRD  SCROLL SCREEN DOWN  ═══════════════════════════════════════

        This is exactly the same as /SCRU, except it scrolls the screen
        down.

EX:     ULT /SCRD 4   (scrolls the screen down four spaces)
        ULT /SCRD 25  (clears the screen very quickly)




═════   /CODE   SHOW KEYBOARD CODES  ═════════════════════════════════════

        This displays the keycode, scancode, and ASCII codes for
        any key pressed.  The prompt: 'PRESS ANY KEY:' is shown,
        then once one is pressed, the information is given.

        ULT /CODE presents:  "Press Any Key:"
                and pressing "g" gives:

        keycode=0x2267  scancode=34     ASCII code=103




═════   /SOUND  MAKE A SOUND  ════════════════════════════════════════════

        Makes a sound using different tone frequencies specified on
        the command line.

        You specify the delay in milliseconds between sounds, then
        the frequencies you want played.

EX:     ULT /SOUND 100 20 30 40 50 60 100 400 500
                    ^   ^─ ^ ─^ ─^ ─^ ─^ ──^ ──^
                    │      different tones played
                    │
                    │
                    │
                  delay between tones

        plays 20,30,40, etc frequency tones, and pauses 100 milliseconds
        between each note.




═════   /TD     TIME AND DATE  ═══════════════════════════════════════════

        Shows time and date information, without prompting you
        for a new one.  Whenever you type: TIME on the command line,
        it prompts you for a new time.  This is annoying when you
        just want to check what time it is.
                This util solves this by simply providing you with
        the information.

EX:     ULT /TD




═════   /N+     TURN ON NUMLOCK   ════════════════════════════════════════

        Turns on Numlock.  This is equivalent to pressing the NUMLOCK
        key on the keyboard.

EX:     ULT /N+




═════   /N-     TURN OFF NUMLOCK  ════════════════════════════════════════

        Turns off Numlock.  This is equivalent to pressing the
        NUMLOCK key on the keyboard.

EX:     ULT /N-




═════   /C+     TURN ON CAPSLOCK  ════════════════════════════════════════

        Turns on Capslock.  This is equivalent to pressing the CAPSLOCK
        key on the keyboard.

EX:     ULT /C+




═════   /C-     TURN OFF CAPSLOCK  ═══════════════════════════════════════

        Turns off Capslock.  This is equivalent to pressing the CAPSLOCK
        key on the keyboard.

EX:     ULT /C-




═════   /REN    RENAME A DIRECTORY  ══════════════════════════════════════

        Renames a directory using a simple "RENAME" call in Turbo C++.
        Since DOS will not allow you to rename a directory, and you
        must have a full fledged shell to do it, this solves the
        problem.  You do not need to load a major shell just to rename
        a directory.

EX:     ULT /REN oldir newdir   (renames oldir to newdir)




═════   /MULT   MULTIPLE DOS COMMANDS  ═══════════════════════════════════

        This allows multiple commands on the command line.  It is very
        similar to a batch file, only it allows it all on one line.
        If your command has any spaces in it, ie: DIR /W, then please
        surround it with quotes.
                IE: DIR /W  would become  "DIR /W"

EX:     ULT /MULT  CLS  "DIR /W"  "DIR /P"  PAUSE  LIST.COM

        would clear the screen, show a wide directory, show a directory
        with page breaks, pause, then activate LIST.COM.




═════   /WBOOT  WARM BOOT  ═══════════════════════════════════════════════

        Perform a warm boot on your computer.

EX:     ULT /WBOOT




═════   /MAX    SET KEYBOARD REPEAT RATE  ════════════════════════════════

        Sets your keyboard repeat rate to the maximum allowable.  It will
        GREATLY increase the speed of your keyboard when scrolling through
        a menu or typing.

EX:     ULT /MAX




═════   /SAVE   SAVE THE SCREEN  ═════════════════════════════════════════

        Save a text mode screen in a file, which can be restored to the
        screen using ULT /REST option.

EX:     ULT /SAVE filename   (saves the current text mode screen in filename)




═════   /REST   RESTORE THE SCREEN  ══════════════════════════════════════

        This restores the screen from a file.  To save a text mode screen,
        use ULT /SAVE option.

EX:     ULT /REST filename




═════   /SETD   SET DATE IN A FILE  ══════════════════════════════════════

        Set the date in a file.  It accepts the arguments: MONTH DAY YEAR,
        and makes those changes in the file.

EX:     ULT /SETD filename 12 21 92   (sets filename's date to December 21, 1992)




═════   /NOBUF  CLEAR KEYBOARD BUFFER  ═══════════════════════════════════

        Clear the keyboard buffer.

EX:     ULT /NOBUF




═════   /BLOCK  MAKE A BLOCK CURSOR  ═════════════════════════════════════

        Makes the cursor a block cursor.  This is great for laptop users
        who cannot see their cursor, or anyone else who wants a block
        cursor instead of the normal one.  You can set the cursor back
        to normal using the /SSCUR, or /CURS+ options.

EX:     ULT /BLOCK




═════   /SSCUR  SET CURSOR START/STOP LINES  ═════════════════════════════

        The cursor is composed of start and stop lines, and can be made into
        several different shapes, depending on which figures you specify
        as the start/stop lines.
        Play with the numbers and create many different looking cursors!

EX:     ULT /SSCUR 1 1          (creates an upside down, thin cursor)
        ULT /SSCUR 12 12        (creates a thin, normal cursor)
        ULT /SSCUR 10 1         (creates a block cursor)
        ULT /SSCUR 3 9          (creates a 1/2 blinking, block cursor)




═════   /MAP    MAKE A MAP OF DRIVE  ═════════════════════════════════════

        This maps out the current drive, showing a variety of file and
        directory information.  This would be useful to quickly find a
        file using a text editor, or making a quicky-backup of filenames
        for a particular directory.
                You can also quickly find duplicate files by loading
        the MAPPED file into a text editor, and searching for particular
        names.  It is best to use the piping symbol ">" to store the
        information in a file, rather than watching it scroll across
        the screen.

EX:     ULT /MAP > mapfile   (maps out the current drive, and stores
                              it in mapfile)




═════   /CURS+  TURN ON CURSOR  ══════════════════════════════════════════

        Restores cursor to its original state.  This is useful if a program
        has turned off your cursor, or you have temporarily used
        ULT /CURS- to manually turn off the cursor.

EX:     ULT /CURS+




═════   /CURS-  TURN OFF CURSOR  ═════════════════════════════════════════

        Turns off the cursor.  It can be easily restored using the
        ULT /CURS+ option.

EX:     ULT /CURS-




═════   /STOP   PAUSE  ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════

        This pauses operation of the computer for a specified time in
        milliseconds.  Instead of using DOS' PAUSE command, which requires
        you to press a key, this simply pauses everything for a specified
        time, without requiring the user to press a key.
                This is great for batch files, in case you want to display
        a box or menu of some kind, and pause a few seconds.

EX:     ULT /STOP 112   (pauses 112 milliseconds)
        ULT /STOP 10    (pauses 10 milliseconds)




═════   /TIME   ACCURATE INTERVAL TIMER  ═════════════════════════════════

     This program shows time elapsed from one period to another.
Time is computed accurately, even if the computer is turned off.


   ULT /TIME /S TIME.DAT   saves current time in a file named TIME.DAT,
                           then exits.  You are shown the starting time/date.

   ULT /TIME /R TIME.DAT   retrieves information in file TIME.DAT, and
                           calculates elapsed time.

    To remember options-->

       /S      stands for "START"
       /R      stands for "RESTORE"


  To time how long it takes your wife to quit complaining:

   ULT /TIME /S WIFE.DAT      when she opens his mouth and begins
   ULT /TIME /R WIFE.DAT      after she says no more


   To see how long you are logged onto Compuserve:

    ULT /TIME /S CIS.DAT      before logging on.
    ULT /TIME /R CIS.DAT      after you log off and return to DOS.

   NOTE: You can time unlimited intervals, and keep them all in separate
         files.  The only limit to your timings is how many files your
         disk can handle.  The files created by this program are VERY SMALL
         (around 24 bytes).

   There is a limit of 9,999 years of timing.  Not that it really matters,
but if you live forever or something like that, you must re-run the program
after 9,999 years.

    If you do live that long, please write me a letter, and if I'm alive,
I'll be glad to make a new program that supports Centuries...


           SAMPLE USAGES:
    -------------------------------------------
1)  Place a "timer" file onto each backup diskette you own.  That way, you can
    run the program, and find out how old your diskette is.
    Possibly, a REALLY old diskette would be a good object to replace with
    a newer one !!

2) Time your log-ons to BBS'.

3) For people who run BBS' themselves, you may use this to time how
   long your computer has been on.

4) For burning in a new computer, use this instead of watching the
   clock, checking ocassionally for that 48 hour mark.

5) Put it in your autoexec.bat file, and determine how long your
   computer has been turned off.  (for you SERIOUS compu-maniacs)

6) Time how long it takes for more bills to roll in. (because it seems
   like I get another bill every day !)




═════   /DIAL   DIAL THE PHONE  ══════════════════════════════════════════

        This is absolutely the greatest thing you will ever see!

        I use this constantly, everyday to dial friends up.  My modem
        is hooked into the phone line, and I must manually reach for
        the phone everytime I want to talk with someone.

        This solves this by dialing a phone number, then prompting you
        to press a key to release the computer from the phone.  That way,
        you can just press the space bar when someone answers.

        It is best to create a batch file with different people's phone
        numbers in it.  IE:  FRED.BAT would include the following command:

        ULT /DIAL 1 555-4353   (this dials the number 555-4353 on COM 1)

        From any place on my computer, I can just type: FRED to dial up
        my friend Fred, then press a key when he answers, and pick up the
        phone to talk with him.

        As a default, /DIAL uses tone dialing, however, if you have a pulse
        phone, include /P after the phone number.

EX:     ULT /DIAL 1 555-1836 /P    (dials 555-1836 on COM 1, using pulse)
        ULT /DIAL 3 555-9023       (dials 555-9023 on COM 3, using tone)




═════   /FKEY   ASSIGN COMMANDS TO FUNCTION KEYS  ════════════════════════

        On the command line, you usually have no use of your function keys.
        This is a shame, considering pressing F5 could give me a DIR /W,
        or pressing F8 could activate LIST.COM.
        This would greatly save typing!

        To assign a function key, use the following format:

        ULT /FKEY keynumber command

        Again, please remember if your command includes spaces, enclose
        the command in quotes.

EX:     ULT /FKEY 3 "DIR /W"    (makes a dir /w when the F3 key is pressed)
        ULT /FKEY 8 LIST.COM    (activates LIST.COM when the F8 key is pressed)




═════   /SHAKE  SHAKE THE SCREEN  ════════════════════════════════════════

        Shake the screen.  This is fun.




═════   /RDONLY         CHANGE FILE TO READ ONLY ATTRIBUTE  ══════════════

        Turns on the read only attribute of a file.  If you are unsure of
        attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual.

EX:     ULT /RDONLY file
        ULT /RDONLY list.com




═════   /HIDDEN         CHANGE THE HIDDEN ATTRIBUTE  ═════════════════════

        Turns on the hidden attribute of a file.  If you are unsure of
        attribute meanings, consult your DOS manual.

EX:     ULT /HIDDEN file
        ULT /HIDDEN list.com




═════   /S      MAKE A PARTICULAR SOUND  ═════════════════════════════════

        This makes a particular sound, from 0 to 9.
        Experiment with the different pre-set sounds and find
        which ones you like the best.

        1     arcade2
        2     deadbird
        3     echos
        4     fire
        5     high
        6     siren
        7     bomb
        8     ringing
        9     pulse
        0     wars

EX:     ULT /S1     (plays arcade2 sound)
        ULT /S5     (plays high sound)




═════   /PAGE      CHANGE VIDEO PAGE                 ═════════════════════

        This changes the video page of the screen.  DOS normally operates
        on video page 0.
        NOTE: This effectively clears the screen, and saves the original
              one.  Changing to PAGE 1 will bring a blank screen to view,
              then changing back to PAGE 0 restores the original screen.

EX:     ULT /PAGE 0
        ULT /PAGE 3




═════   /VOL        CHANGE VOLUME LABEL              ═════════════════════

        This changes the volume label of a floppy disk.  NOTE: Does not
        work on a hard disk, only a floppy.

EX:     ULT /VOL Momma      (changes label to "Momma")
        ULT /VOL My_Disk    (changes label to "My_Disk")




═════   /PATH       SEARCH THE PATH                  ═════════════════════

        Determines if a program is on the Path.  DOS normally searches
        the "PATH" for a file.  This determines if a specified file is
        in one of the path directories.
            This can be used in batch files to determine if a program
            is available to be run.  IE: If your batch file needs LIST.COM
            to view a file, you can run this to find out if LIST.COM
            exists on the user's path.

        RETURNS:    0    if file is on the path
                    1    no file found

EX:     ULT /PATH list.com
        ULT /PATH q.exe




═════   /CHKSUM       SHOW CHECKSUM OF A FILE        ═════════════════════

        A CheckSum is merely all of the bytes in a file added together.
        It is useful to determine if a file is an EXACT REPLICA of another
        file, or to virus check a program.
            If a file has been altered in ANY WAY, the checksum will be
            different.



EX:     ULT /CHKSUM list.com
        ULT /CHKSUM q.exe




═════   /SEARCH       SEARCH FOR TEXT IN A FILE       ═════════════════════

        This searches for particular text in a file.  It can be used for
        text or binary files, and uses the BRUTE ALGORITHM to find your
        text.

        NOTE:   Text search is case sensitive.

        So to find the word "Yesterday" in a file called NEW.DAT, you
        would use:

        ULT /SEARCH new.dat Yesterday


EX:     ULT /SEARCH new.dat February
        ULT /SEARCH docs.001 PrintScreen




═════   /PRSCR      PRINT SCREEN CONTENTS            ═════════════════════

        This prints the current screen contents to your printer.


EX:     ULT /PRSCR





═════   /VIEW       VIEW A TEXT FILE                 ═════════════════════

        Did you ever want a text-file reader for your batch files?
        Here it is.  Simply type: ULT /VIEW file

        The usual keys are in effect: PgUp   PgDn   Arrows   Esc-exits

EX:     ULT /VIEW file
        ULT /VIEW ult.doc





═════   /BORDER      CHANGE THE BORDER COLOR         ═════════════════════

        This changes the color of your screen's border.

        USAGE:   ULT /BORDER color

        whereas color =        0    BLACK
                            1    BLUE
                            2    GREEN
                            3    CYAN
                            4    RED
                            5    MAGENTA
                            6    BROWN
                            7    LTGRAY
                            8    DKGRAY
                            9    LTBLUE
                            10    LTGREEN
                            11    LTCYAN
                            12    LTRED
                            13    LTMAGENTA
                            14    YELLOW
                            15  WHITE

EX:     ULT /BORDER 5
        ULT /BORDER 12





═════   /NUMBAS    CONVERT DECIMAL TO BASE 2 - 16    ═════════════════════

        This converts a decimal number to any number based 2 - 16.

        To convert the number 43 to binary, just use:  ULT /NUMBAS
        Then when prompted for number and base, type:  43 2




EX:     ULT /NUMBAS
                You are then prompted for a number, and the base you
                want it converted to.
                IE: 15 2      would convert the number 15 to binary (base
                              of 2)
                    321 8     would convert the number 321 to a base of
                              8)
                    725 10    would convert the number 725 to a base of
                              10 (which would not change it, since the numbers
                                  we use are already based at 10)








═════   /DAYSTAT   STATISTICS ON ANY GIVEN DAY       ═════════════════════

        This tells what day a given date falls on and which week in the
        year it is.

EX:     ULT /DAYSTAT 4 18 1993    (tells stats on April 18, 1993)
        ULT /DATSTAT 9 14 1922    (tells stats on September 14, 1922)






═════   /MONTH      SHOW A CALENDAR                  ═════════════════════

        This shows a quick calendar of any given month and year.

EX:     ULT /MONTH 4 1993    (shows calendar of April, 1993)
        ULT /MONTH 9 1973    (shows calendar of September, 1973)






═════   /MOUSE      DETERMINES IF MOUSE IS PRESENT   ═════════════════════

        This does a quick check to see if a mouse driver is installed.

        RETURNS:    0   Mouse is present
                    1   NO mouse driver found

EX:     ULT /MOUSE






═════   /EXISTD        DOES DIRECTORY EXIST?         ═════════════════════

        This determines if a directory exists on the current or
        any other drive.

        RETURNS:    0    Directory exists
                    1    No such directory found

EX:     ULT /EXISTD \utils
        ULT /EXISTD c:\wp51\data





═════   /EXISTF        DOES A FILE EXIST?            ═════════════════════

        This determines if a file exists.  Wildcards are NOT accepted.
        NOTE: If you only want to know if a file can be started, use
              /PATH instead.  This will tell you if a file is on the path,
              and can be started from the command line without changing
              directories.

        RETURNS:    0   File exists
                    1   No such file found

EX:     ULT /EXISTF list.com
        ULT /EXISTF \wp51\wp.exe







═════   /ENVG        ENVIRONMENT GRAPH               ═════════════════════

        Show a graph of current environment.  This shows active environment
        beginnings, and used/total/free bytes.

EX:     ULT /ENG






═════   /ENVF      SHOW FREE ENVIRONMENT             ═════════════════════

        Shows free environment space.

EX:     ULT /ENVF







═════   /ENVU      SHOW USED ENVIRONMENT             ═════════════════════

        Shows used environment space.

EX:     ULT /ENVU






═════   /ENVT      SHOW TOTAL ENVIRONMENT             ═════════════════════

        Shows total environment space.

EX:     ULT /ENVT






═════   /LEVEL      SET ERRORLEVEL                    ═════════════════════

        This sets the DOS errorlevel.   Many times in batch files, it
        is necessary to change the errorlevel.  This allows you to do
        it effortlessly.

EX:     ULT /LEVEL  4      (sets errorlevel to 4)
        ULT /LEVEL  0      (sets errorlevel to 0)






═════   /FREE     SHOW FREE SPACE ON CURRENT DRIVE   ═════════════════════

        Shows free space on current drive, as well as bytes per cluster
        and sectors per cluster.

EX:     ULT /FREE






═════   /EMS      IS EMS DRIVER PRESENT?             ═════════════════════

        Determines if an EMS driver is present.

        RETURNS:    0   EMS driver exists
                    1   none found

EX:     ULT /EMS






═════   /BIOS      SHOWS VERSION OF ROM BIOS         ═════════════════════

        Displays version of ROM BIOS.

EX:     ULT /BIOS






═════   /GAME     IS A GAME PORT INSTALLED?          ═════════════════════

        Determines if a game port is installed.  If you want to check
        for a joystick in a batch file, this is the way to go!

        RETURNS:    0    Game port installed
                    1    none found

EX:     ULT /GAME






═════   /MATH    IS A MATH COPROCESSOR INSTALLED?    ═════════════════════

        Determines if a math coprocessor is installed in the machine.

        RETURNS:    0    Math coprocessor found
                    1    none

EX:     ULT /MATH





═════   /FLOP    NUMBER OF FLOPPY DRIVES?            ═════════════════════

        Returns the number of floppy drives installed.

        RETURNS:    Number of floppy drives intalled.
                    0   If no floppy drives are present

EX:     ULT /FLOP





═════   /PRNL     SEND A LINE FEED TO PRINTER        ═════════════════════

        Sends a line feed and carriage return to printer (PORT 1)

EX:     ULT /PRNL







═════   /PRNF    SEND A FORM FEED TO PRINTER         ═════════════════════

        Sends a form feed to printer (PORT 1).  This is GREAT if you
        have a laser printer.  I have a HP LaserJet II, and everytime
        I hit the [PrintScreen] key, nothing happens because the printer
        does not receive a FORM FEED.  So then I must start up Word Perfect,
        and print a blank page just to get my [Printed screen]!

EX:     ULT /PRNF







═════   /FILL     FILL THE SCREEN WITH CHAR/COLOR    ═════════════════════

        This fills the screen with any character you choose, and any
        color.

        USAGE:  ULT /FILL character color

        Character can be any of the 255 ASCII chars, and color can be
        any valid color.

EX:     ULT /FILL 49 80     (fills screen with colored ones)
        ULT /FILL 30 44     (fills screen with green/red triangles)







═════   /43      SET LINES TO 43 EGA MODE            ═════════════════════

        Sets the current screen to 43 line EGA mode.  NOTE:  You must
        have EGA or above to enable this.
        To return the screen to normal, use /25

EX:     ULT /43





═════   /25       SET LINES TO 25 TEXT MODE          ═════════════════════

        Sets the current screen to 25 line EGA mode.  NOTE:  You must
        have EGA or above to enable this.
        To return the screen to high intensity, use /43

EX:     ULT /25






═════   /TODAY     SHOW FILES DATED TODAY            ═════════════════════

        Shows files in current directory that have been changed today.
        This is useful for backup purposes, or to get a summary of what
        an "INSTALL" program has done.  Output can be redirected to a file

        For redirection, use:  ULT /TODAY > myfile

EX:     ULT /TODAY



















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