BEN, the Batch ENhancer, is an utility that specializes in enhancing batch
files. It can incorporate colors, sounds, menus, pop-up boxes and a host of
other spectacular features into any batch file that you ever write. BEN's
functions are so easy to use that even a beginner batch-maker can build
attractive batch files in no time at all. Experts will also appreciate
BEN's powerful features, such as the directory display controls and the
menuing function.

To see an example of what BEN can do for you, run the included BENDEMO.BAT.
Remember to keep in mind that BENDEMO.BAT is only a batch file!

Advantages of BEN over other batch file enhancement programs:

-    Large number of powerful functions (41 in total) all contained into
     one EXE file.
     
-    All of these functions are very easy to use.
     
-    Comes with BENEdit, a text editor that is tailored for BEN. With
     BENEdit, you can edit all your batch files and access all the features
     of BEN quickly and easily.
     
-    Optimized for speed.
     
-    Perfect for complementing any menuing system (eg. Magik Menu).
     
-    Can be used for programming any batch utilities (eg. INSTALL.BAT).
     
-    Compatible with DOS and Windows.
     
-    Compatible with the network environment. You can now use BEN to
     program all the network batch files!
     
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Format:   [d:][pathname] BEN function [params] [functions [params]...]

Entering the command "BEN" alone in DOS gives you an online help of BEN's
functions. Make sure that the file BEN.HLP is in the same directory as
BEN.EXE. Otherwise, the online help wouldn't work.

To access a BEN function, you must enter the command "BEN" followed by the
name of the function. Some functions doesn't require any parameter. An
example of this is the BEEP function. You can use it by entering this
command into your batch file:

BEN BEEP

Other functions of BEN require one or more parameters. For example, you can
clear the screen with the color blue by entering this command into your
batch file:

BEN CLS BLUE

BEN functions can be "stacked" one after another in a command line. For
example, you can group the BEEP function and the CLS function together, one
after another. In this case, BEN will first create a beep, then it will
clear the screen with the color blue:

BEN BEEP CLS BLUE

When you stack functions together, you may use the "/" separators if you
want. This is not mandatory, but it helps to increase the readability of
your batch file. For example:

BEN BEEP / CLS BLUE

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ASK options
BEEP
BOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle
CLEANUP
CLS background
COLOR foreground background
CURSOR ON/OFF/FULL/HALF
DELAY milliseconds
DIRDISP directory
DIRDISPA directory filemask sortorder returnstring
ECHO message [message...]
EGAVGA ON/OFF
EXTRACT source mask
FLUSH
GETCD
GETKEY
GETKEYL
GETKEYU
GETLINE
GETLINEL
GETLINEU
GETVIDEO
GROWFILLEDBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle
LIST filename title
LOCATE x y
MENU title choice1 [choice2 choice3...]
MENULCD title choice1 [choice2 choice3...]
MESSAGE line1 [line2 line3...]
PAUSE
PLAY playstring
SAVEPATH
SCROLL x1 y1 x2 y2 direction
SHADFILLEDBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle
SHELL
SOUND frequency duration
T filename
TITLEDBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle title
TRANSPARENTBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background
WRITE foreground background message
WRITEC foreground background message
WRITEV x y foreground background message

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BOX FUNCTIONS
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BOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle

     This function draws an empty box on the screen with an upper-left
     corner of (x1,y1) and a lower-right corner of (x2,y2). Borderstyle can
     be one of the following:

     0    -    no border
     1    -    single line box (─)
     2    -    double line box (═)
     3    -    double sides, single top and bottom
     4    -    single sides, double top and bottom
     5    -    single left and upper, double lower and right
     6    -    menu box style
     7+   -    the border is drawn using the ASCII character represented by
               the style value.

     The "foreground" and "background" colors can be specified with special
     words that BEN recognize. These words are: BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, CYAN,
     RED, MAGENTA, BROWN, LIGHTGRAY, DARKGRAY, LIGHTBLUE, LIGHTGREEN,
     LIGHTCYAN, LIGHTRED, LIGHT MAGENTA, YELLOW, and WHITE.

     You can also specify the colors with a number if you want. For
     example, instead of using the word "BLACK", you can use the number 0.
     Instead of using the word "BLUE", you can use the number 1. And so on.

     Examples: BEN BOX 1 1 80 25 WHITE BLUE 1
               BEN BOX 10 10 20 20 YELLOW BLACK 3
               BEN BOX 4 4 8 8 9 2 65

FILLEDBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle

     Same as BOX, but the box is filled instead of empty.

     Examples: BEN FILLEDBOX 1 1 80 25 WHITE BLUE 1
               BEN FILLEDBOX 10 10 20 20 YELLOW BLACK 3
               BEN FILLEDBOX 4 4 8 8 9 9 2 65

GROWFILLEDBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle

     Same as FILLEDBOX, but the box "grows" out onto the screen, creating a
     spectacular effect.

     Examples: BEN GROWFILLEDBOX 1 1 80 25 WHITE BLUE 1
               BEN GROWFILLEDBOX 10 10 20 20 YELLOW BLACK 3
               BEN GROWFILLEDBOX 4 4 8 8 9 2 65

SHADFILLEDBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle

     Same as FILLEDBOX, but the box has a shadow.

     Examples: BEN SHADFILLEDBOX 1 1 80 25 WHITE BLUE 1
               BEN SHADFILLEDBOX 10 10 20 20 YELLOW BLACK 3
               BEN SHADFILLEDBOX 4 4 8 8 9 2 65

TITLEDBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background borderstyle title

     Same as FILLEDBOX, but the box has a title. Please note that tildes
     (~) in the title are interpreted as spaces.

     Examples: BEN TITLEDBOX 1 1 80 25 WHITE BLUE 1 Great~box!
               BEN TITLEDBOX 10 10 20 20 YELLOW BLACK 3 Another!
               BEN TITLEDBOX 4 4 8 8 9 2 65 Best~box~here!

TRANSPARENTBOX x1 y1 x2 y2 foreground background

     Paints the region specified by (x1,y1) - (x2,y2) with the specified
     foreground and background colors. Text that are originally on the
     screen are not erased; they are just painted with a new color. Please
     note that the borderstyle parameter is not required.

     Examples: BEN TRANSPARENTBOX 1 1 80 25 WHITE BLUE
               BEN TRANSPARENTBOX 10 10 20 20 YELLOW BLACK
               BEN TRANSPARENTBOX 4 4 8 8 9 2

INPUT FUNCTIONS
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ASK options

     Waits for the user to press a key that is contained in the 'options'
     string. The option that the user selects is passed to the batch file
     as an errorlevel. (For more details on errorlevels, please refer to
     your DOS manual.)

     For instance, if the options string is ABCDE and the user presses the
     letter C on the keyboard, an errorlevel of 3 is returned (C is the
     third character of the string).

     Example:  BEN ECHO Please press A, B, or C.
               BEN ASK ABC
               IF ERRORLEVEL 3 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 4 ECHO You pressed "C"!
               IF ERRORLEVEL 2 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 3 ECHO You pressed "B"!
               IF ERRORLEVEL 1 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 2 ECHO You pressed "A"!
               
GETKEY

     Waits for the user to enter a key. This key is returned via the
     environment variable %BEN% (or %BEN2%, %BEN3%, etc. Please refer to
     section 2.3: "BEN and Environment Variables" at for further details.)

     Example:  BEN GETKEY
               BEN ECHO You've pressed the %BEN% key!

GETKEYL

     Same as GETKEY, but the key is converted into lowercase before it is
     returned.

     Example:  BEN GETKEYL
               BEN ECHO You've pressed the %BEN% key!

GETKEYU

     Same as GETKEY, but the key is converted into uppercase before it is
     returned.

     Example:  BEN GETKEYU
               BEN ECHO You've pressed the %BEN% key!

GETLINE

     Waits for the user to enter a string. This string is returned via the
     environment variable %BEN% (or %BEN2%, %BEN3%, etc. Please refer to
     section 2.3: "BEN and Environment Variables" for further details.)

     Example:  BEN ECHO What's your name?
               BEN GETLINE
               BEN ECHO So your name is %BEN%!

GETLINEL

     Same as GETLINE, but the string is converted into lowercase before it
     is returned.

     Example:  BEN ECHO What's your name?
               BEN GETLINEL
               BEN ECHO So your name is %BEN% in lowercase!

GETLINEU

     Same as GETLINE, but the string is converted into uppercase before it
     is returned.

     Example:  BEN ECHO What's your name?
               BEN GETLINEU
               BEN ECHO So your name is %BEN% in uppercase!

MENU title choice1 [choice2 choice3...]

     Displays a menu on the screen. The choice that is selected by the user
     is passed back to the batch file as an errorlevel. For instance, if
     the user chooses choice #3, an errorlevel of 3 is returned. On the
     other hand, if the user opts to choose nothing, then an errorlevel of
     0 is returned.

     Please note that tildes (~) are interpreted as spaces, and no other
     function can be stacked after the MENU function is used. Also, use a
     minus sign (-) to tell BEN to display a blank line.

     Examples: BEN MENU My~Game~Menu Sim~City Wing~Commander
               BEN MENU Network~Utilities PCONSOLE SYSCON - Log~Out
               
MENULCD title choice1 [choice2 choice3...]

     Same as MENU, except that the menu is displayed in black and white for
     added clarity on LCD screens.

     Example:  BEN MENULCD Please~make~a~selection: Format~your~hard~drive
               Diskcopy~a~disk Run~Windows Run~DOSShell Play~Simcity - Quit

MESSAGE FUNCTIONS
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ECHO message [message...]

     Works like the DOS ECHO function. Everything after the word ECHO is
     displayed using the current writing color. Thus, no other functions
     can be stacked after ECHO is used.

     If you wish to display a blank line, use the command "BEN ECHO ~". If
     you wish to display more than one space between two words, use the
     tilde (~) as a separator instead. For example, if you want to display
     the words "Hello   World, this is the computer speaking.", use the
     command "BEN ECHO Hello~~~World, this is the computer speaking."

     Examples: BEN ECHO Hello World!
               BEN ECHO This is a test!
               BEN ECHO ~
               BEN ECHO Hello~~~World, this is the computer speaking.

LIST filename title

     Acts as a file browser for the file specified by "filename". Tildes
     (~) in the title are interpreted as spaces.

     Examples: BEN LIST C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT This~is~your~AUTOEXEC!
               BEN LIST BEN.TXT You~are~reading~BEN.TXT!

MESSAGE line1 [line2 line3...]

     Pops up a message box onto the screen. Tildes (~) are interpreted as
     spaces.

     Example:  BEN MESSAGE Hello~World! This~is~a~test!

     This example will pop up a message box on the screen as shown below:

                        ┌─[_]───────────┐
                        │               │
                        │Hello World!   │
                        │This is a test!│
                        │               │
                        │     OK  ▄     │
                        │    ▀▀▀▀▀▀     │
                        └───────────────┘

WRITE foreground background message

     Writes a string onto the screen using the specified foreground and
     background colors. Tildes (~) in the message are interpreted as
     spaces, and a semi-colon (;) at the end of the message tells BEN not
     to wrap to the next line.
     
     The "foreground" and "background" colors can be specified with special
     words that BEN recognize. These words are: BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, CYAN,
     RED, MAGENTA, BROWN, LIGHTGRAY, DARKGRAY, LIGHTBLUE, LIGHTGREEN,
     LIGHTCYAN, LIGHTRED, LIGHT MAGENTA, YELLOW, and WHITE.
     
     You can also specify the colors with a number if you want. For
     example, instead of using the word "BLACK", you can use the number 0.
     Instead of using the word "BLUE", you can use the number 1. And so on.

     Examples: BEN WRITE LIGHTRED BLUE Hello~World!
               BEN WRITE LIGHTGREEN BLACK This~is~a~test!;
               BEN WRITE 7 1 Another~test!

WRITEC foreground background message

     Same as WRITE, but the message is centered between the two sides of
     the monitor.

     Examples: BEN WRITEC LIGHTRED BLUE Hello~World!
               BEN WRITEC LIGHTGREEN BLACK This~is~a~test!;
               BEN WRITEC 7 1 Another~test!

WRITEV x y foreground background message

     Same as WRITE, but the message is written as a vertical column that
     starts from the position (x,y).

     Examples: BEN WRITEV 1 1 YELLOW BLUE An~important~message
               BEN WRITEV 40 10 LIGHTCYAN BLACK Hello!
               BEN WRITEV 80 1 7 1 Great!!!

MUSIC FUNCTIONS
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BEEP

     Creates a beep sound.

     Example:   BEN BEEP

PLAY playstring

     Plays music using the computer's speaker. The playstring is exactly
     the same in format as the BASIC PLAY statement. Please refer to
     BEN.TXT for a complete discussion.

     Examples: BEN PLAY O5CDEFGFEDCP1CC
               BEN PLAY ]EEEC

SOUND frequency duration

     Uses the computer's speaker to produce a tone with the specified
     frequency for the specified duration. Frequency is measured in hertz
     and duration is measured in milliseconds.

     Examples: BEN SOUND 1000 1000
               BEN SOUND 2000 100

SCREEN FUNCTIONS
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CLS background

     Clears the screen with the specified color.

     The colors can be specified with special words that BEN recognize.
     These words are: BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, CYAN, RED, MAGENTA, BROWN,
     LIGHTGRAY, DARKGRAY, LIGHTBLUE, LIGHTGREEN, LIGHTCYAN, LIGHTRED, LIGHT
     MAGENTA, YELLOW, and WHITE.

     You can also specify the color with a number if you want. For example,
     instead of using the word "BLACK", you can use the number 0. Instead
     of using the word "BLUE", you can use the number 1. And so on.

     Examples: BEN CLS BLUE
               BEN CLS GREEN

COLOR foreground background

     Changes the current writing color. ANSI.SYS must be loaded for this
     function to operate.

     The "foreground" and "background" colors can be specified with special
     words that BEN recognize. These words are: BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, CYAN,
     RED, MAGENTA, BROWN, LIGHTGRAY, DARKGRAY, LIGHTBLUE, LIGHTGREEN,
     LIGHTCYAN, LIGHTRED, LIGHT MAGENTA, YELLOW, and WHITE.

     You can also specify the colors with a number if you want. For
     example, instead of using the word "BLACK", you can use the number 0.
     Instead of using the word "BLUE", you can use the number 1. And so on.

     Examples: BEN COLOR YELLOW BLUE
               BEN COLOR WHITE RED
               BEN COLOR 7 1

CURSOR ON/OFF/FULL/HALF

     Changes the cursor shape. Use ON for a normal cursor (_), OFF for no
     cursor ( ), FULL for a block cursor (█) and HALF for a half-block
     cursor (▄).

     Examples: BEN CURSOR OFF
               BEN CURSOR FULL

EGAVGA ON/OFF

     Switches the EGA 43 / VGA 50 line mode on or off. If the EGA 43 / VGA
     50 line mode is switched on successfully, an errorlevel of 2 is passed
     back to the batch file. Otherwise, an errorlevel of 1 is returned.

     Example:  BEN EGAVGA ON
               IF ERRORLEVEL 2 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 3 ECHO Success!
               IF ERRORLEVEL 1 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 2 ECHO Failure!
               BEN PAUSE EGAVGA OFF

GETVIDEO

     Finds out what kind of video system is installed and returns the
     result via %BEN% (or %BEN2%, %BEN3%, etc. Please refer to section 2.3:
     "BEN and Environment Variables" for further details.)

     The possible values that can be returned are as follows:

     MONO:     The computer has a monochrome system.
     CGA:      The computer has a CGA system.
     EGA:      The computer has an EGA system.
     MCGA:     The computer has a MCGA system.
     VGA:      The computer has a VGA system.

     Example:  BEN GETVIDEO
               IF "%BEN%"=="VGA" BEN ECHO You've got a VGA card!

LOCATE x y

     Moves the screen cursor to the position (x,y).

     Examples: BEN LOCATE 1 1
               BEN LOCATE 10 15

SCROLL x1 y1 x2 y2 direction

     Scrolls the text enclosed in the (x1,y1)-(x2,y2) box. 'Direction' can
     be one of the following: UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT.

     Examples: BEN SCROLL 1 1 80 25 UP
               BEN SCROLL 10 10 20 20 LEFT

MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
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CLEANUP

     This function should be called at the end of batch files. It does four
     things:
     1.   Changes the writing color to normal DOS color (same as calling
          BEN COLOR LIGHTGRAY BLACK).
     2.   Changes the cursor to a normal shape (same as calling
          BEN CURSOR ON).
     3.   Erases all the environment variables that have been created by
          BEN (IE. %BEN%, %BEN2%, %BEN3%, etc.)
     4.   Restores the PATH if the SAVEPATH function had been called
          previously. (Please refer to the discussion on the SAVEPATH
          function.)

     Example:  BEN CLEANUP

DELAY milliseconds

     Pauses the computer for the specified number of milliseconds. (1000
     milliseconds = 1 second)

     Examples: BEN DELAY 1000
               BEN DELAY 5000

DIRDISP directory

     Displays a file selection box and allows the user to select a file.
     The name of the selected file is stored into %BEN% (or %BEN2%, %BEN3%,
     etc. Please refer to section 2.3: "BEN and Environment Variables" for
     further details.)

     If the user presses ESC and opts not to choose any file, then %BEN% is
     set to contain nothing.

     Example:  BEN DIRDISP C:\
               IF "%BEN%"=="" GOTO CHOSE_NOTHING
               BEN ECHO You've chosen %BEN%!
               GOTO END
               :CHOSE_NOTHING
               BEN ECHO You didn't choose any file!
               :END

DIRDISPA directory filemask sortorder returnstring

     This is the advanced version of DIRDISP. In addition to the starting
     directory, you can specify the file mask and the sorting order.
     
     'Filemask' specifies the types of file you want to display. For
     example, if you want to display only EXE files, you can use a filemask
     of "*.EXE". If you want to display both EXE and COM files, you can use
     a filemask of "*.EXE~*.COM" [different types of files are separated
     with tildes (~).]
     
     'Sortorder' specifies the order which DIRDISPA uses to display the
     files. It can be one of the following:

     NAME      -    Files sorted on names in ascending order.
     EXTENSION -    Files sorted on extensions in ascending order.
     TIME      -    Files sorted on time from the earliest to the latest.
     SIZE      -    Files sorted on size from the smallest to the largest.
     X         -    Files are unsorted.

     You can also specify only the first letter of the sortorder you want.
     For example, instead of "BEN DIRDISPA C:\ *.* NAME", you can use "BEN
     DIRDISPA C:\ *.* N". This is not suggested, however, because it
     decreases the legibility of your batch file.

     Example:  BEN DIRDISPA C:\ *.BAT~*.SYS~*.EXE EXTENSION
               BEN ECHO You've picked the file %BEN%!

EXTRACT source mask

     This is a function that extracts a certain part of a fully qualified
     filename (eg. the result from DIRDISP or GETCD) and stores it into
     %BEN% (or %BEN2%, %BEN3%, etc. Please refer to section 2.3: "BEN and
     Environment Variables" for further details.)

     'Source' specifies the source string from which you want to extract
     information. Usually, you should place an environment variable here.

     'Mask' specifies the part of the selected filename you want BEN to
     return to you. It can contain one or more letters which define what
     BEN should put into %BEN%:

     D         -    Returns only the drive part of the source (eg. C:)
     P         -    Returns only the path part of the source without the
                    trailing backslash (eg. \TELECOM)
     \         -    Adds a trailing backslash to the path
     N         -    Returns only the name part of the source (eg. AUTOEXEC)
     .         -    Adds a dot to the name
     E         -    Returns only the extension part of the source (eg. BAT)
     
     Example:  BEN DIRDISP C:\
               BEN EXTRACT %BEN% N.E
               BEN ECHO You've selected the file %BEN%!

FLUSH

     Clears the keyboard buffer.

     Example:  BEN FLUSH

GETCD

     Finds out what the current directory is and stores it into %BEN% (or
     %BEN2%, %BEN3%, etc. Please refer to section 2.3: "BEN and Environment
     Variables" for further details.)

     Example:  BEN GETCD
               BEN ECHO Hey man, you're in the %BEN% directory!
               
PAUSE

     Pauses the computer until the user presses a key.

     Example:   BEN PAUSE

SAVEPATH

     Saves the PATH environment variable into a file called SAVEPATH.DAT
     (this file is stored in the current directory) and erases the PATH
     environment variable. Using this function can free up environment
     space so that BEN functions that make use of the environment (eg.
     GETLINE) can function better. Remember to use the CLEANUP function to
     restore the PATH upon the completion of the batch file.

     Caution:  Make sure that you don't change directory after using
               SAVEPATH. If you do, you must change back to the directory
               where SAVEPATH stores SAVEPATH.DAT before you run CLEANUP.

     Example:  @ECHO OFF
               BEN SAVEPATH
               BEN ECHO Your PATH has been saved!
               BEN CLEANUP
               BEN ECHO Your PATH is restored!

SHELL

     "Jumps to DOS". After this function is used, the user can work in DOS
     as long as he/she want. He/she can let the batch file regain control
     by typing EXIT.

     Example:  BEN SHELL

T filename

     Runs all the instructions in the data file. This lets BEN perform its
     jobs at a quicker speed. Please refer to BEN.TXT for a complete
     discussion.

     Examples: BEN T MYFILE.DAT
               BEN T C:\BATCH\INSTRUCT

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BEN and environment variables
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Several of BEN's functions (IE. GETKEY, GETKEYL, GETKEYU, GETLINE,
GETLINEL, GETLINEU, DIRDISP, DIRDISPA, EXTRACT, GETCD and GETVIDEO) return
their results using environment variables. After you use any one of these
functions, you can access the data that BEN returns by calling the variable
%BEN%. Just put %BEN% in your batch file where you want the data to appear.
For example, if you want to get the user's name and re-display it, you can
do the following:

BEN WRITE White Black Please~enter~your~name:~; GETLINE
BEN WRITE White Black Your~name~is~%BEN%!

If you stack several functions that return data via environment variables,
the first result would be stored into %BEN%, the second result into %BEN2%,
the third into %BEN3%, and so on. For example, if you want to ask the user
to enter two favorite colors and re-display them, you can do the following:

BEN WRITE White Black Enter~your~two~favorite~colors:
BEN GETLINE GETLINE
BEN WRITE White Black So~they~are:~%BEN%~and~%BEN2%!

Note:     At the end of your batch file, you should make a call to BEN's
          CLEANUP function to erase all the variables that BEN have created
          (IE %BEN%, %BEN2%, %BEN3%, etc.)

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Shareware Registration
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BEN is NOT free software. BEN is NOT public domain software. BEN is
shareware: you are expected to pay a registration fee to the author of this
program if you find it useful. You are allowed to use BEN for free within a
trial period of 60 days. After 60 days, if you continue to use BEN, you
must register.

There are three editions of BEN available for registration:

A>   Personal Edition - $39

     With registration, you get the following:
     -    Complete BEN package on a disk:

          -    BEN.EXE with your specified registration name encoded into
               the code.
               
          -    BENMOUSE.EXE (a bonus version of BEN that has the ability to
               make use of mouses) with your specified registration name
               encoded into the code.
               
          -    BENEDIT.EXE with your specified registration name encoded
               into the code.
               
          -    All other BEN-related files.
               
     -    Next version of the complete BEN package on a disk free of
          charge.
          
     -    One printed manual that covers all aspects of BEN.
          
     -    Free technical support.
          
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     With registration, you get the following:
     -    Complete BEN package on a disk:

          -    BEN.EXE with your specified registration name encoded into
               the code.
               
          -    BENMOUSE.EXE (a bonus version of BEN that has the ability to
               make use of mouses) with your specified registration name
               encoded into the code.
               
          -    BENEDIT.EXE with your specified registration name encoded
               into the code.
               
          -    All other BEN-related files.
               
     -    Next version of the complete BEN package on a disk free of
          charge.
          
     -    One printed manual that covers all aspects of BEN.
          
     -    A distribution license. With this license, you are permitted to
          use BEN to create batch utilities that you can distribute,
          royalty-free.
          
     -    Free technical support.
          
C>   Business Edition - $199

     With registration, you get the following:
     -    Complete BEN package on a disk:

          -    BEN.EXE with your specified registration name encoded into
               the code.
               
          -    BENMOUSE.EXE (a bonus version of BEN that has the ability to
               make use of mouses) with your specified registration name
               encoded into the code.
               
          -    BENEDIT.EXE with your specified registration name encoded
               into the code.
               
          -    All other BEN-related files.
               
     -    All future versions of the complete BEN package on a disk free of
          charge.
          
     -    Five sets of printed manuals that covers all aspects of BEN.
          
     -    A site license for unlimited number of users on a LAN.
          
     -    A distribution license. With this license, you are permitted to
          use BEN to create batch utilities that you can distribute,
          royalty-free.
          
     -    Free technical support.
          
To order, please send $39, $99 or $199 (depending on which edition you
want) + $5 Postage/Handling to the following address:

                            Simon Lee
                        7905 Bayview Ave.
                            Unit 1019
                       Thornhill  Ontario
                             Canada
                             L3T 7N3

Notes:

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-    Pay in cash or cheque.
-    Make all cheques payable to Simon Lee.
-    Pay in Canadian currency if ordered from Canada. Pay in US currency if
     ordered from US or other countries.

*    You can simplify the registration process by selecting the "Register"
     option under the system menu in BENEdit.

