home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Magnum One
/
Magnum One (Mid-American Digital) (Disc Manufacturing).iso
/
d27
/
get22.arc
/
GET22NEW.DOC
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1991-05-28
|
5KB
|
87 lines
File:GET22NEW.DOC - New features in GET.EXE - Copyright 1991 Bob Stephan
This file summarizes the new and improved features in the various
releases of GET Version 2 through Release 2.2. If you have been using
an older version of GET, you should read this file to find out what
has been changed, and what has been added. Any items of interest
mentioned here are fully described in GET.DOC.
Release 2.2:
Release 2.2 really does try to put the string for GET Z "string"
in the true master environment, bypassing all copies of secondary
command processors. It has been tested with DOS 3.3, DOS 4.01,
DR DOS, and 4DOS, but it is a tricky business and there are no
guarantees. GET Z is the only command that tries to use the
master environment. All others, including GET ZE look for the
environment of the command processor that is running the BATch file.
However with GET Z you can easily copy a string from the local
environment to the master environment. Use with caution and test
thoroughly on your system.
Release 2.2 also adds Escape to the list of recognized string
characters for GET S, and it treats ASCII 255 as sort of an
upper-case space character.
GET Y will now take a drive argument, and returns 0 for a root
directory with GET=\.
GET 7E now returns a code for the type of CPU chip. The PC Model
function has been reassigned to GET AE.
GET.DOC has been considerably expanded, and it includes clearer
LICENSING information. A smaller runtime version is available
for a minimum registration fee.
Release 2.1b:
Release 2.1b included some additional documentation.
There were no new features in either 2.1a or 2.1b.
Release 2.1a:
Release 2.1a gives better results when using the K, L, or Q
commands on a hard disk with large partitions. Release 2.1 could
report misleading information for such disks.
****************** New features in Version 2 **********************
1. The capacity of a disk. GET Q works just like GET K.
Note that the extended command now divides the ERRORLEVEL by 100
instead of 10 as it did in the previous version. And if you need
a different divisor you can use the # notation.
2. Timeout. C, N, and S now have a timeout capability.
3. Directory existence. The F command for GET Filesize can now be used to
determine whether a named directory exists.
4. SURROGATES: The surrogate for extended keys was changed to { because
4DOS treats the "back quote" (grave accent) as a special character
in BATch files. GET now works with DR DOS and 4DOS. In previous
versions of GET, the surrogate for extended keys had to be the first
character in the argument if it was present. Now it can be any place
in the argument.
A new surrogate for extended keys on the enhanced keyboard (101
keys) has been added.
A surrogate for the space character ASCII 32 was added.
A surrogate of ASCII 253 will suppress Control-C and Ctrl_Break.
5. The I command checks to see whether a key is in the buffer.
6. The L command gets the Volume Label of the specified
disk. The LE command will compare the "string" argument with the
label and set the ERRORLEVEL to indicate whether there is a match.
7. The length of a string for the S command can be specified, and a
pattern can be given to limit the types of characters entered.
8. W will reboot the computer as if the 3-finger salute was pressed.
WE will reboot as if the computer was turned off then on again.
If any characters are present as an argument, instead of rebooting,
GET will attempt to determine whether the preceding boot was warm
or cold.
9. GET AE will return the ROM BIOS model byte.
10. VE will get/set the border color on a VGA or EGA monitor.
11. PE has a change to inactivate Print-Screen.
12. The new H command provides Date and Time information.
13. Z (Zap) accesses the real master environment.
14. The Moving Text option is back in Version 2.2.
15. The U command will stack keys in the keyboard bUffer. UE will
adjust NumLock, CapsLock, and Scroll Lock.
What new features would you like? Your comments, questions, and
suggestions are always welcome. See GET.DOC for information on how
to contact me. /Bob Stephan/
May 27, 1991