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Vendor Information
PowerBatch
Computing Systems Design, Inc.
The copying restrictions listed in this file apply to any individual,
organization, user group, or business that charges any fee for the
distribution of the ShareWare version of PowerBatch produced by Computing
Systems Design, Inc. (CSD, Inc). PowerBatch is a ShareWare product and is a
copyrighted product by CSD, Inc.
No organization who receives remuneration for the distribution of software
products may sell or distribute CSD products without prior written permission
from CSD. Any ASP member vendor will be granted the right to distribute
PowerBatch. ASP member vendors may receive written permission by contacting
CSD via CompuServe EasyPlex, CID 72701,155 or by writing to the address below.
Non-ASP vendors may request permission by writing
CSD, Inc.
P.O. Box 566484
Atlanta, GA 30356-6009
furnishing COMPANY NAME, OWNER'S NAME, COMPANY ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION (floppy disk, CD, etc).
Permission is granted to distribute only the evaluation version of PowerBatch.
Registered versions of the software differ from the evaluation version only in
title screens and ShareWare registration information.
The Registration Fee for PowerBatch is ....................$30 US
>>> PAYMENT MUST BE IN U.S. FUNDS, DRAWN ON A U.S. BANK. <<<
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Add power to your batch files with PowerBatch. Create batch files that execute
with the speed only a compiled program can deliver.
Standard batch functions plus over 40 additional commands provide you with the
capability to create professional screen displays with boxes, colors, direct
cursor positioning, and keyboard input capability.
Validate drives, directories, files, and paths before your batch file attempts
to copy or use data. Retrieve environment variables, current date, current
time, disk capabilities, and free space and make intelligent decisions within
your batch files using the string and numeric comparison commands.
Create variables and constants to be used in any of the PowerBatch commands,
even DOS commands!
Need to create a batch file that cannot be exited by pressing break (or any
key)? PowerBatch gives you an option at compile time to create a batch file
that cannot be exited by pressing the break key. Great for consultants who
need to create for clients batch files that cannot be modified or misused.
PowerBatch gives you:
1) Commands which provide systems information. These commands provide the
current color settings, the current date, the current time, check for
the existance of a valid drive letter, and commands which check for
the existance of a directory or a file.
2) Commands which control the flow of the batch program. Execute different
portions of the batch program based on existance or non-existance of
directories or files. Compare the contents of one variable with the
contents of another variable or a constant and execute different
portions of the batch program based on the results of the compare.
3) Commands which control the way text is printed on the screen. Change
any portion of the screen to any valid screen color, cause a message
to blink on the screen, or highlight a message in reverse video.
4) Commands which provide string manipulation. Change a string to all
upper case characters, or all lower case characters. Extract a
portion of a string such as the first three characters or the last
four characters. Build a new string from two existing strings by
concatenation of the two strings.
5) Commands which deal with screen writing and input from the keyboard.
These commands are the main strength in the PowerBatch system.
Directly address any position on the screen and move the cursor to
that position to read or write text. Automatically center a message
or title on any line. Box commands draw borders around portions of
the screen to enhance screen appearance. Read a single key from the
keyboard, read the response to a query that only accepts a yes or no
response, read a string of characters from the keyboard with a
specified maximum length, and read keys from the keyboard
automatically changing the characters to upper case.
UPDATES
Updates will be furnished automatically to any vendor to whom registrations
can be traced.