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- This program accepts a prompt from the command line and accepts
- a one digit response to that prompt. On exit, the DOS ERRORLEVEL
- is set to the digit. Non-numeric keys are ignored and <Ctrl><Break>
- will not exit.
-
- This program requires DOS 2.0.
-
- Usage:
- GETDIGIT prompt
- where "prompt" is the message to displayed to the user.
-
- Example batch file usage:
- echo off
- :menu
- cls
- echo ---IBM PC Menu--
- echo 1 - Run Wordstar
- echo 2 - Run Dbase II
- echo 3 - Exit to DOS
- GETDIGIT Please enter an option number:
- if errorlevel 4 goto menu
- if errorlevel 3 goto end
- if errorlevel 2 goto dbase
- if errorlevel 1 goto wordstar
- :if we get here nothing matched -- try again
- goto menu
- :wordstar
- cls
- echo We would run WORDSTAR here.
- pause
- goto menu
- :dbase
- cls
- echo We would run DBASE here.
- pause
- goto menu
- :end
- cls
- echo on
-
- Copyright (C) 1983 Tony Alan Rhea
- This program may be copied and distributed for personal use
- but not for profit provided this notice is included. Author makes
- no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the correct nature and
- operation of this software.
-
-
- You may make and distribute as many copies of this program as you wish
- for your PERSONAL use only ( NOT for business purposes, please! ).
- Feel free to modify, mutilate, or adulterate this program. If you come
- up with an bug or improvement, please let me know by writing me at this
- address:
- Tony A. Rhea
- 1030 Ivy Lane
- Cary, NC 27511
- If you do modify it, please give me credit in the program. This helps
- to preserve my ego and increase my fame (but, unfortunately, NOT my
- financial status). Also, I would appreciate a copy of the modified
- version, preferably on disk (I'll be happy to return your diskette).
-
- If you like this program ( or HATE it ), please let me know. Drop me
- a line at the address given above.
-
- This program has been submitted for publication in PC-WORLD magazine.
-
-
- Revision history:
- rev 1.0 10/26/83 { original release }