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(C) Copyright, 1989 - 1993 PC SPECIALTIES INC Changes map bug fix for novell & renamed to dmap, so as not to conflict. 12/15/92 fmap, wk_check & error.bat added. S H A R E W A R E L I C E N S E S T A T E M E N T This software is protected by United States Copyright Law and this fully functional copy has been provided for your use to evaluate its capabilities in regards to your needs. It may be freely copied, distributed to others and posted on computer bulletin board systems as desired provided the program, documentation and the PC SPECIALTIES INC. copyright remain intact and accompany each copy distributed. Distribution is encouraged so that others may have the opportunity to evaluate the system for their requirements. This program is not "FREE" however and if you decide to continue the use of it you are required to register with the PC SPECIALTIES INC. company by completing the SHAREWARE REGISTRATION AND ORDER FORM contained in this manual and return to PC SPECIALTIES INC. along with applicable payment. When you do register the use of the program with PC SPECIALTIES INC. you will receive the following: - You will recieve and addition BONUS Program. - The regular distribution copy of the program which will always be the latest version and does not display the shareware notice screen. - You will be entitled to no cost telephone support from PC SPECIALTIES INC. in regards to the use and any problems encountered when running the program, and will be notified when new releases of the program become available. - You will be entitled to discounts of up to 25% on any future shareware program registrations or software purchases from PC SPECIALTIES INC.. S H A R E W A R E L I M I T E D W A R R A N T Y THE PROGRAM(S) IS/ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM(S) IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM(S) PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT PC SPECIALTIES INC. OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. PC SPECIALTIES INC 25500 LOIS LANE DR SOUTHFIELD MI 48037-0211 U.S.A. 313-350-2365 FAX 313-350-0627 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S H A R E W A R E R E G I S T R A T I O N A N D O R D E R F O R M NAME __________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ CITY _____________________ STATE ________________ ZIP CODE ________ MACHINE PROGRAM(S) WILL BE USED ON: MAKE ___________ MODEL _________ OS _____ VER _____ Network _____________ VER _____ WINDOWS __ VER _____ HOW DID YOU OBTAIN THIS SHAREWARE COPY? __________________________________ DISKETTE SIZE: ____ 5 1/4" ___ 3 1/2" PAYMENT OF 29.95 ________ SHIPPING & HANDLING 5.00 ________ RUSH ORDER 7.00 ________ OUTSIDE USA 8.00 ________ ________ Visa __ Mastercard __ # ______ ______ ______ ______ Exp __________ Name On Card _________________________ THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER THESE PROGRAMS ARE SHAREWARE, YOU MAY COPY THEM FREELY BUT IF YOU USE THEM FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS YOU MUST REGISTER. SEND $ 29.95 + 5.00 S&H For all TO: PC SPECIALTIES INC 25500 LOIS LANE DR SOUTHFIELD MI 48037-0211 313-350-2365 FAX 313-350-0627 AM_Check copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC AM_Check ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Used in autoexec to test if this is the first time the machine has been turned on today. This is ideal for checking the harddisk for virus's. DESCRIPTION This program compares the date on the file AM_Check.dat file with the system date. It sets the errorlevel to 2 if the file date is before the system date, otherwise the errorlevel is set to 1. TYPICAL BATCH FILE cls path = c:\dos;c:\bin;c:\ am_check if errorlevel == 2 goto fast chkdsk/f scan c: /av :fast 321 AM_Check copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC WK_Check ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Used in autoexec to test how many days since it reset. This is ideal for weekly backups. DESCRIPTION This program compares the date on the file wk_Check.dat file with the system date. It sets the errorlevel to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 depending on the differance between wk_check.dat - currant date. After 7 days it resets the wk_check.dat file to the currant date & returns a error level of 7. TYPICAL BATCH FILE cls path = c:\dos;c:\bin;c:\ cd\tape wk_check if errorlevel == 7 goto fast tape backup c:\*.* /s :fast tape backup c:\data\*.* /s day_Chk ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Used in autoexec to test how many days since it reset. This is ideal for monthly backups. DESCRIPTION This program compares the date on the file day_chk.dat file with the system date. It sets the errorlevel to 1 - 255 depending on the differance between day_chk.dat - currant date. It never resets, to reset erase the day_chk.dat file. TYPICAL BATCH FILE cls path = c:\dos;c:\bin;c:\ cd\tape day_chk if errorlevel == 30 goto fast tape backup c:\*.* /s tape backup d:\*.* /s tape backup f:\*.* /s erase day_chk.dat :fast tape backup c:\data\*.* /s Show & Bat_Help & Free & DirW copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC Show ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE To total all matching file specifications within a subdirectory. DIRECTIONS ACTUAL KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION show lists all files and totals. show *.wks lists all Lotus files and total. Bat_Help ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Display all matching file specifications. Can be redirected into a batch file and edited. DIRECTIONS KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION Bat_Help *.bas > fix.bat use a word processor to edit fix.bat. Use the global search and replace to put in the parameters needed. Free ─────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Shows disk space. DirW ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Column sorted file list. DMap & Wait copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC DMap ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE To show subdirectory sizes. ACTUAL KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION Dmap displays disk. Dmap > prn prints disk. FMap ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE To show subdirectory files. ACTUAL KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION Fmap displays disk. Fmap > prn prints disk. Wait ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Used in batch files to suspend an operation for a specific time. TYPICAL BATCH FILE DESCRIPTION type sign_on.msg displays msg on screen. wait 30 waits 30 seconds. cls clears screen. cd\123 changes directory. 123 runs LOTUS. Dos Learn (tm) copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC Dos Learn (tm) ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE To control the performance of a series of DOS commands called a batch. Instead of typing this series of commands each time you want to perform them, you enter the series once in a file called a batch file. You then call that file as if it were a DOS command by entering its name at the DOS prompt. Batch files allow you to tailor DOS to do new and more powerful commands to serve you. This program makes writing batch files easy. Dos Learn (DL) keeps track of your keystrokes so that you don't have to think ahead to write a batch file. This batch file can be edited later by most word processors. This allows you to experiment while in the learn mode, then just take out any mistakes. DIRECTIONS To use Dos Learn type "DL xyz.bat" (xyz.bat is the name of your batch file). Dos Learn will display a prompt LEARN > and process any dos commands (examples: cd\, dir, chkdsk). It will also run programs (i.e.. 123, pgraph, wp, ws). When you are done type "xxx" (lower case) and DL will return to the original subdirectory and write the batch file. Before you start, we recommend that you make a subdirectory to hold you batch files. To do this enter: cd\ <return> md\ batch <return> cd\batch <return> included are several samples. Sample I ACTUAL KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION DL xyz starts Dos Learn program, xyz is the name of the new batch file. cd\123 changes to a directory called 123 (this is where the Lotus program is kept). 123 name of program that starts Lotus. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── At this point you are in the Lotus program. Exit by typing /wqy. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── cd\batch changes back to batch subdirectory. dir*.bat shows all batch files. xxx 3 lower case x's end the Dos Learn program. Sample 2 KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION DL word starts Dos Learn program, word is the name of the new batch file. cd\wp50 changes to a directory called wp50 (this is where the Word Perfect Version 5.0 program is kept). wp name of program that starts Word Perfect. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── At this point you are in the Word Perfect program. Exit by typing F7. Then yes. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── cd\batch changes back to batch subdirectory. dir*.bat shows all batch files. xxx 3 lower case xxx's end the Dos Learn program. Ask & AskT & AskW copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC Ask ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE This program gets a key from the User. It stores a number in memory variable called errorlevel that can be tested (for more information on errorlevels, see your DOS Reference Book). It is not case sensitive (it will work on upper case or lower case letters, eg. a ). This allows you to ask questions and get answers. It is to be called from a batch file. This program uses easy to remember errorlevel codes. Starting with a (1) to z (26), then 0 (27) to 9 (36). DIRECTIONS Sample I ACTUAL KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION (in Batch File) cd\lotus changes directory. echo Run Lotus (L) or PGRAPH (P) echo displays a statement on the screen. ask calls the ask program and sets the errorlevel. if errorlevel == 38 go to error we can test the value of errorlevel with the `if' command. The ask program sets the errorlevel at 38 if a non alphabet (a-z) or a non number (0-9) is pressed. If the errorlevel is 38 we use the DOS go to skip down to a label called error (Notice the : before the word error, this tells DOS it is a label). if errorlevel == 16 pgraph if the errorlevel = 16 (the letter p) then run the program call pgraph. If the errorlevel is not 16, then continue to next line. if error level == 12 123 :error cd\batch processing continues at this line, the program changes back to the subdirectory called batch and does a directory of all the batch files. dir *. bat Note: Always start on the high end and go down. Dos does not really check to see if the errorlevel is equal. It checks to see if its greater than (>) or equal to (==) the number. Sample 2 cd\lotus echo Run LOTUS (L) or PGRAPH (P) ask if errorlevel == 37 go to error if errorlevel == 16 pgraph if errorlevel == 12 123 :error cd\batch dir * .bat errorlevel codes are set in descending order a or A = 1 0 = 27 b or B = 2 1 = 28 c or C = 3 2 = 29 etc. ask returns 38 if any other key was typed. ASKT is a program that can be used to report what the errorlevel will be set to. KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION askt p The p was pressed, so the errorlevel would be set to 16. Note: askt will not return until a alphabet ("a -z" or "A - Z") or number ("0 - 9") has been pressed. ASKW is a program that waits a set time. KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION askw 60 waits 60 seconds, if no key is pressed returns an errorlevel of 38. Display (tm) & Get_Keys copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC Display(tm) ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE This program displays a text file on the screen. This allows you to make a menu with a word processor. It is to be called from a batch file. DIRECTIONS To use Display type "display xyz.doc". ACTUAL KEYSTROKES cd\lotus 123 cd\batch display sample.doc Get_Keys ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Sets errorlevel of both keys (numbers only). This is useful in a menu batch file. TYPICAL BATCH FILE display 321.doc get_keys if errorlevel == 19 123 if errorlevel == 18 pgraph etc. Menu Maker & Yn copyright PC SPECIALTIES INC MKM ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE To provide a simple menu system. One that does not use any Ram (not Ram resident) and will not interfere with any other programs. It is easy to use and maintain. DESCRIPTION This program reads all the files (that are specified) in the current directory. It then sorts a list and writes a menu screen to a file called 321.doc. Then it writes a batch file (321.bat) to display the menu screen and process the choice. It is recommended that you make a subdirectory called batch and keep your batch files there. Since this program generates its own menu program you may use it on multiple pc's without royalties. You may not transfer mkm.exe to other machines unless a site license has been obtained. DIRECTIONS ACTUAL KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION mkm *.bat only .bat files. OR mkm includes .com, .exe, and .bat files. Yn ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE Used to get y or n from a user in batch mode. TYPICAL BATCH FILE Echo do you want to continue yn if errorlevel == 3 go to start if errorlevel == 2 go to proceed if errorlevel == 1 go to end NOTE: 1 = N or n 2 = Y or y 3 = any other key HIDDEN ──────────────────────────────────────── PURPOSE To Show all hidden files on the hard disk (excludes F.A.T.) . ACTUAL KEYSTROKES DESCRIPTION Hidden