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╔════════════════════════════╗
╔═════════════╝ ************************** ╚═════════════╗
║ SuperBat Utilities 3 ║
╚═════════════╗ ************************** ╔═════════════╝
╚════════════════════════════╝
T H E S U P E R O N E !
┌────────────────────────────────────┐
┌─────────┘ Compliments of └─────────┐
│ Winchester Computer Systems │
│ 802 N. Federal Blvd. │
│ Riverton, Wyoming 82501 │
└─────────┐ (307) 856-1725 ┌─────────┘
└────────────────────────────────────┘
******************************************************************************
and the Winchester BBS at
(307) 856-5072
N O T E !
This collection of utilities has been compiled by
Elmer Robinson of Winchester Computer Systems. Please make
note of the word compiled. I actually wrote only four of
the utilities included here. The others are simply little
goodies that I have found and used to add some
functionality and usefulness to my own batch files.
These utilities are pretty straight forward.
Instructions (as far as they go), are as follows:
**********************************************************
┌──────────────┐
│ ANSI SYS │
└──────────────┘
This is a replacement for the DOS ansi.sys device
driver. It will speed up your screen displays quite a bit.
I have used it with many versions of DOS (even on
networks), and found no compatibility problems at all.
┌──────────────┐
│ TRYBEBE COM │
└──────────────┘
This is very complex and is explained in detail at the
end of this document.
┌──────────────┐
│ BEEP EXE │
└──────────────┘
This one is as easy as it gets. It will sound a tone
on the speaker of your computer.
┌──────────────┐
│ BRK ???│
└──────────────┘
This will allow you to disable the CTRL-BREAK, CTRL-C
key combination, thus preventing anyone from terminating the
execution of your batch files. To use this utility you must
install BRK.DRV in your CONFIG.SYS file with the line:
DEVICE=BRK.DRV
At this point CTRL-BREAK is disabled. Use the BRK.COM to
toggle break status on or off with the following syntax:
BRK ON or BRK OFF
┌──────────────┐
│ CNTDN COM │
└──────────────┘
Simply displays a countdown on the screen. Syntax is as
follows:
CNTDN xxx
Where xxx is a number from 1-999
┌──────────────┐
│ NO COM │
└──────────────┘
This utility is handy to use outside of batch files
also. It allows you to include exceptions to DOS commands.
For example, if I wanted to delete all files from my
current location except COMMAND.COM, I would type:
no command.com del *.*
┌──────────────┐
│ NOCURS COM │
└──────────────┘
This is pretty self explanatory. It will eliminate the
cursor. Useful for when you want to clean up the display
of your screens.
┌──────────────┐
│ NORMAL COM │
└──────────────┘
This one restores the cursor that you eliminated with
NOCURS.COM.
┌──────────────┐
│ NO-RESET COM │
└──────────────┘
This is a handy utility that will disable the
CTRL-ALT-DEL keystroke.
┌──────────────┐
│ RAW COM │
└──────────────┘
This utility will set you screen in direct write mode.
If you use this in your autoexec.bat file and the ansi.sys
replacement in your config.sys file, even a PC will look
like an AT. Type raw on
┌──────────────┐
│ REBEEP COM │
└──────────────┘
Sounds a continual alarm and displays a press any key to
continue prompt. Like a noisy pause command, handy for
summoning an operator to the keyboard.
┌──────────────┐
│ RESET COM │
└──────────────┘
This utility will perform a warm boot on your
computer. Since I use a RAM drive, I wrote a batch file
that invokes a secondary config.sys file then resets my
computer so that I can run my spreadsheet program.
┌──────────────┐
│ SOUND COM │
└──────────────┘
Produces one of three sounds. Syntax is as follows:
SOUND y
Where y is A,B, or T. A is an alarm sound, B is a short
beep, and T is a takeoff sound.
┌──────────────┐
│ TASK COM │
└──────────────┘
Timed ASK utility will display a prompt and wait for the
given amount of time for a yes or no response. Returns the
following DOS errorlevels:
1 = YES
2 = NO
3 = NO RESPONSE (TIMEOUT)
┌──────────────┐
│ TOGGLE COM │
└──────────────┘
This will allow you to control the status of the
CAPSLOCK, NUMLOCK, and SCROLL LOCK keys. The syntax is:
toggle +c
This sets CAPSLOCK on. Valid switches are: +c -c +n -n
+s -s
This is useful to be sure what case letter is being
typed when you check for scan codes with REPLY.COM.
┌──────────────┐
│ TUNE COM │
└──────────────┘
Another noise maker. This one will play one of
five tunes at the specified speed. Syntax is:
TUNE t.s
Where t is a number 1-5 for the tune you want
and s is a number 1-9 for the speed at which to
play the tune, (1=fast 9=slow).
┌──────────────┐
│ VCOPY COM │
└──────────────┘
Virtual Copy will copy a group of files to floppy disks,
prompting you for new disks as the target gets full. Can take
the place of the DOS backup command unless you have a single