Batfiles: The DOS batch file programming handbook & tutorial  © 1997-2003 by Laurence Soucy
	Batfile of the Month
	Index

Batfiles: The DOS batch file programming handbook & tutorial  © 1997-2003 by Laurence Soucy
The Batfile of the Month feature is indefinitely suspended... but may reappear... Previous Batfile of the Month features are accessible below.

May 2001:   dirdate.bat
Gets the date of a subdirectory into a variable

Apr 2001:   cntdnmnu.bat
A real time multifunction ansi countdown menu

Mar 2001:   set_el.bat
Set errorlevels 0 to 112, or 255 in pure batch

Feb 2001:   sweepdel.bat
Sweep delete across directories with wildcard support

Jan 2001:   compsize.bat
Compare free space on a drive or file size to a specified number (bytes)

Dec 2000:   del1mth.bat
Delete selected files over one month old in a specified directory

Nov 2000:   menu2.bat
A simple and fun batch menu; unique construction allows easy creation of multiple menus.

Oct 2000:   hex&dec.bat
Returns corresponding values for hex or decimal number, or shows list up to 255 (FF hex).

Sep 2000:   parsdate.bat
Parses current system date and places various parts into variables.

Aug 2000:   htmlist.bat
Create a linked list in HTML format of all .htm or other files on current drive.

July 2000:   getssn.bat
Get (user input) social security number with on screen masking.

June 2000:   batcalc.bat
A pure batch calculator using the "bang" principle; simple arithmetic for small numbers.

May 2000:   parsestr.bat
Parse a string and place specified substring into a variable.

April 2000:   minbyte.bat
Determine minimum (and actual) bytes free on a specified drive and set errorlevel.

March 2000:   locate.bat
Search current or specified drive(s) for file(s)

February 2000:   search.bat
Search all drives for file(s)

January 2000:   filspec.bat
Get the different parts of an existing file's filespec into variables.

December 1999:   ftext.bat
Find one or more strings in ASCII files (wildcards allowed), including special characters.

November 1999:   cdd.bat
Change drive and/or directory and toggle back and forth with a single keypress.

October 1999:   replnew.bat
Replaces (adds/updates) newest versions of files on a drive to a single directory.

September 1999:   ckdrv.bat
Provides you with the most important information about your drives.

August 1999:   rootcopy.bat  (with savatrb.bat and resatrb.bat)
Copy all files in a directory and restore attributes afterwards. Several options.

July 1999:   findcmd.bat
Find actual command in path with or without extension; many features.

June 1999:  basename.bat
Get basename of file; convert string to uppercase; truncate string to 8 characters.

May 1999:  fileinfo.bat
Get file info into variables: basename, extension, size, date, time, drive and directory.

April 1999:  variable.bat
Place command output or other text into variables.

 
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