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╒══════════════════════════════════════╕ │ │ │ The Ultimate ToolBox │ │ │ │ David Smith 1992 │ │ │ ╘══════════════════════════════════════╛ Over 50 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 1.0 Dave Smith, 1992 Usage: ULT [option] etc, etc, etc. ======================================================================== /C Compress File /U Uncompress File /KIL Totally Del File /E Encrypt File /D Decrypt File /HEX Convert to binary /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 /WBOOT Warm Boot /MAX Max keyboard rate /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 /RDONLY Change attr Read Only /HIDDEN Change attr Hidden /S# {Number is 0-9, all of which are different sounds} ═════ /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. 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) ═══════════════ CONCLUDING COMMENTS ══════════════════════════════════════ This program was designed to replace many different utilities that are around, and combine them into one main file that can be placed on your hard drive. For a disk full of GREAT utilities, see the enclosed CATALOG.COM and order my disk now!