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- BATCH FILE BUILDER DOCUMENTATION
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- Program creates batch files as an aid to file management particularly
- on hard drives. Uses Binary Tree sorting and searching techniques,
- machine specific BIOS calls and DOS function calls using Extended File
- Control Blocks. Provides Negate function sorrily missing from DOS.
- Runs on Color or MonoChrome without user intervention. Verifies
- Drive, Path and File Specs for all prompts requiring them. Systems
- set up for Ram Drives not active will cause DOS Retry, Abort or Ignore
- error.
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- Sample run shown below will create a file on drive A in the ARCHIVE
- sub-directory called SAVE_PD.BAT. This file will contain 3 lines for
- each file on drive C in the \TURBO\PUBLIC sub-directory that do not
- have an extension of PAS. The files will be sorted by Extension and
- then Name. For each file the following lines will be repeated :
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- COPY C:\TURBO\PUBLIC\filename.ext A:\ARCHIVE
- ERASE C:\TURBO\PUBLIC\filename.ext
- ECHO C:\TURBO\PUBLIC\filename.ext has been archived to A:\ARCHIVE
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- ---- SAMPLE RUN ------------------------------------------------------
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- Batch File Builder Version 1.00
- Public Domain Software by Jay S Pondy
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- Batch File Name ->A:\ARCHIVE\SAVE_PD.BAT
- File Spec ->C:\TURBO\PUBLIC\*.PAS
- Negate Mask ->Y
- Sort Orders ->1. Name
- 2. Extension
- 3. Name and Extension
- 4. Extension and Name
- Sort Order ->4
- Reverse Sort ->N
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- Enter Batch Files Lines. Use '!' for file name substitution symbol.
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- ->COPY C:\TURBO\PUBLIC\! A:\ARCHIVE
- ->ERASE C:\TURBO\PUBLIC\!
- ->ECHO C:\TURBO\PUBLIC\! has been archived to A:\ARCHIVE\!
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- Building Tree ...................................................
- Searching Tree ...............................
- Creating Batch File ....................................... Finished.
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- ---- END SAMPLE RUN --------------------------------------------------
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- BATCH FILE BUILDER DOCUMENTATION
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- Explanation of Prompts -
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- Batch File Name ->
- Enter the Drive, Path, File Name and Extension of the file you
- wish to create. The program will not allow an invalid Drive,
- Path, File Name or Extension. It does not verify nor append the
- extension BAT.
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- File Spec ->
- Enter the Drive, Path, File Name, Extension and / or wild cards.
- The program will not allow an invalid Drive, Path, File Name,
- Extension or wild cards. The program will not leave this prompt
- until there is at least one file that qualifies the file spec.
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- Negate Mask ->
- Enter Yes if you wish to Negate the Mask and or File Name of the
- File Spec previously prompted for. In the example above only the
- files that do not have an extension of PAS will qualify.
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- Sort Order ->
- Choose one from the list of four displayed. The files will
- appear in the batch file in the order selected.
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- Reverse Sort ->
- Enter Yes if you wish the Sorting Order selected above reversed
- such that Z is before Y etc. etc.
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- Enter Batch Files Lines. Use '!' for file name substitution symbol.
- You may enter up to 10 lines. For each file name that qualifies
- these lines will be repeated. The ! is used to indicate that the
- file name is to be substituted.
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- This program is hereby placed in the public domain. It may be freely
- distributed and copied as long as the author is given due credit.
- Every attempt has been made to insure proper operation under normal
- conditons, however due to the wide variations in hardware and software
- the user and not the author is ultimately responsible for the use and
- operation of the program under whatever conditions he or she deems
- appropriate.
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- Any comments, suggestions or questions are more than welcome. Please
- send all patches or updates to me and I will incorporate with due
- credit.
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- Author : Jay S Pondy
- PO Box 4503
- Martinez, GA. 30906
- 404-733-0187
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