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- WHOA.EXE v 1.0
- A Batch File Enhancement Utility
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- There are many occasions where we want to delay or abort a
- batch file before it finishes. The classic way to get out of
- one is to press CTRL-C and look for DOS's 'Terminate Batch File
- (Y/N) command.
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- WHOA is a simple but useful batch file utility to add a delay
- and to offer the option of either kicking out of the batch
- file to DOS, or skipping the delay entirely and continuing with
- the process.
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- It also displays a command-line defined text string so the user
- can see which function the batch file is about to perform.
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- This is valuable in tracking the progress of Batch files, and
- insuring they are interrupted at the right point.
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- To use WHOA:
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- Simply install WHOA.EXE in any location on your drive where it
- can be found by the PATH statement.
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- WHOA uses two parameters, the amount of the delay in seconds,
- and the text string to be displayed:
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- You would enter "WHOA XX FUNCTION" into your batch file, where:
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- xx = The number of seconds to delay the batch file, and
- FUNCTION is the text string.
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- ≥ 'xx' can range from 02 to 999 seconds. In any case, the value ≥
- ≥ must have at least two digits. ≥
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- (FUNCTION is limited to 20 characters. If it exceeds that,
- the display will simply indicate that it will:
- 'Continue the Batch File'
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- For Example,
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- WHOA 30 Restart Network
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- would present the following display:
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- €flflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflfl€
- € €
- € Press <ESC> to abort to DOS €
- € Or <ENTER> to Restart Network €
- € €
- € Time to Auto-Execute: - 30 - €
- € €
- flflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflflfl
-
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- The number of seconds would count down until it reached
- zero, and then WHOA would return to DOS with an errorlevel
- of 0. If WHOA is terminated with the <ESC> key, it
- returns an errorlevel of 1.
-
- A sample batch file to use WHOA would be:
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- REM: Auto Server Backup
- CLS
- WHOA 20 Backup Server
- IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO QUIT
- BACKUP C:\ /auto /alldirs /etc,etc
- :QUIT
- CLS
-
- This would start the backup program after either 20 seconds
- had passed, or the <ENTER> key was pressed.
-
- If the <ESC> key was pressed, the batch file would clear the
- screen and dump to DOS.
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- ≥ For a quick idea of how it works, drop to DOS and type TEST. ≥
- ≥ This will quickly demonstrate WHOA's operation. ≥
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- WHOA was written by Mike Callaghan, and may not be modified
- without his permission.
-
- The support system for WHOA is Hottips, Glendale, CA.
- (818) 248-3088 w/ 5 nodes.
- The BBS is PC-Pursuitable through outnode CAGLE
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- To register the program, and receive a personalized copy displaying
- the registration during the countdown, you may call Hottips and
- fill out Questionnaire # 3 from the Main Menu. I accept both
- VISA and Mastercard. I will encode a personalized version of
- the program and make it available for you to download....
-
- Or, you may send in the enclosed Registration Form.
- This costs a little more because I'll have to mail you a
- disk.
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- BBS Registration cost is $ 5. Mail Registration is $ 7.50.
- A bargain, barely the cost of processing the file.
-
- I just want to see if Shareware works...
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- 02/07/92 1.0
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