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WELCOME TO WINBATCH 2002b! WinBatch is the Windows Batch Language that you can use to write real honest-to-goodness Windows batch files to control every aspect of your machine's operation. There are more than hundreds and hundreds of different functions that allow you to do *anything* with WinBatch! This package contains all the pieces you need to create batch files for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME. The pieces are: WinBatch Interpreter 32 bit version FileMenu and PopMenu 32 bit version This software package -- if you have the WinBatch+Compiler -- also contains: WinBatch Compiler 32 bit version ====================================================================== SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS WinBatch requires an IBM PC or compatible running Microsoft Windows NT/2000 or Windows 95/98/ME. ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** *** *** *** Converting scripts to WinBatch 2001 *** *** *** *** In general we have attempted to make WinBatch 2001 backwards *** *** compatible with previous versions. However, for various and *** *** sundry reasons some changes were made that may affect the *** *** the execution of older scripts. *** *** *** *** We've attempted to make a list of these changes that might *** *** break currently running scripts and to give you some *** *** background on the issues involved so that you can successfully *** *** modify your scripts to run under WinBatch 2001. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **** Breaking changes introduced in the 2001a version **** *** *** *** *** 1) In DiskFree and DiskSize, the items in "drive-list" can no *** *** longer be separated with spaces (in order to now support UNC's *** *** containing spaces). Vertical bars " | " or tabs will work. *** *** *** *** 2) In ItemCount, trailing delimiters are now significant. *** *** This means that the comma-delimited list "a,b,c," has 4 items *** *** in it. Older versions of WinBatch reported 3 items in the list. *** *** *** *** 3) In ItemInsert, trailing delimiters are now significant. This *** *** means that if you specify a blank item ("") and an offset of -1, *** *** a blank item will be added to the end of the list, even if the *** *** list already has a trailing delimiter. *** *** *** *** 4) The following functions no longer add a trailing delimiter to *** *** the returned list (some of these are "legacy" functions that *** *** are no longer documented): *** *** *** *** AskFileText *** *** AskItemList *** *** ItemSelect *** *** RegQueryItem *** *** TextBox *** *** TextBoxSort *** *** TextSelect *** *** *** *** *** *** 5) FileExist now returns @FALSE if the file name contains *** *** any '/' characters (this change was actually made in WB 99M). *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 6) In WinBatch version 2001P the IconReplace function and *** *** IntControl 37 were modifed in support of Windows XP. Please *** *** see documentation for exact changes. The most important *** *** problem is that if you use custom icons (as opposed to icons *** *** supplied with the compiler) you may have to re-draw them *** *** to work properly on XP and newer machines. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **** Breaking changes introduced in the 98a version **** *** *** *** *** *** *** 1) Time functions retutn a 4 year date instead of a 2 year date *** *** *** *** 2) Several functions that return a delimited list no longer *** *** return a trailing delimiter, standardizing the structure *** *** of a delimited list variable. Unless you are manipulating *** *** lists outside of the standard functions (Item...) this *** *** should not cause a problem. *** *** *** *** 3) Changed the way the following string sorting and comparison *** *** functions operate: *** *** *** *** BinarySort *** *** ItemSort *** *** ItemSortNc *** *** StrCmp *** *** StriCmp *** *** >, >=, <, and <= (operators) *** *** *** *** Previously, they were sorting (or comparing) strings on a *** *** character-by-character basis. They now perform a "word sort", *** *** which compares strings based on their collation sequence. *** *** Hyphens and apostrophes are considered of minor importance, *** *** and all other non-alphanumeric characters are sorted before *** *** any alphanumeric character. This type of sort is also *** *** called a "dictionary" sort, as the fields are sorted into *** *** the same order that they would appear in a dictionary. *** *** *** *** *** ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** This package also contains assorted Microsoft compatible NETWORK EXTENDERS. They are generally installed by default. If you want the network extenders installed, the "Install Network Extenders" checkbox must be checked during the setup process. If you missed installing the extenders, just re-run setup and try again. Extenders for Novell Netware and many additional Extenders may also be found in the "Extenders" subdirectory on the CD-ROM and also at our website. Significant enhanced functionality is available with the various extenders. You can install the optional WIL Extenders by running their SETUP.WBTs (located in their respective directories on the CD), after you have installed Winbatch. Each extender has its own detailed HLP file and a TXT file describing additions and changes. Additional information on these extenders (and the latest arrivals) is available from our technical database at: http://techsupt.windowware.com under the heading: "WIL Extenders". WIL Extenders are special purpose DLLs to extend the usability and friendliness of WinBatch. Here's a PARTIAL list of some extenders on your CD: ==================== Control Manager Extender Perfect control over all Windows dialog boxes. See inside list boxes, interrogate check boxes, set radio buttons, handle the new tabbed dialogs. ==================== CpuInfo Extender CPU speed, benchmark and other CPU information extender. ==================== GPIB Extender Control GPIB capable lab equipment. ==================== HTML Dialog Extender The ultimate in WinBatch dialogs. Images, sounds, fonts colors and even animated GIF's are supported. Make your dialogs look like web pages. Requires Windows 98/2000 (or at least MSIE 4.0). ==================== Huge Math Extender Performs arithmetic on huge (up to 2000 digit) numbers. ==================== IP Address Grabber Extender Get the machine's IP Addresses See help file for compatibilitity issues with Windows 95 and NT. ==================== MAPI Extender Perform MAPI Operations Mostly for use with Microsoft Exchange ==================== Novell Netware Extenders Two different sets of extenders are avaialable when using the Novell Netware clients for Novell 3, 4 and 5. The NetwareX is the newer, currently recommended extender. Our previous version of the Novell extenders are also available. ==================== ODBC Extender Our ODBC extender. Familiarity with ODBC required. ==================== Parallel Port Extender Talk to parallel ports. Communicate with obscure hardware devices. Lab equipment. Home brew controllers. Note: For Windows 95/98/ME ONLY. Does not work with NT/2000 ==================== Postie Extender The Ultimate Internet Email extender. Sends and receives POP3, IMAP4, and NNTP (newsgroup) email. Able to send an receive mime or uuencoded attachments. ==================== Printer Control Extender Assists in working with printer drivers. Sets default printer. Changes printer properties, Installs and removes printers, etc. ==================== Process Information Extender Retrieve information about processes and modules. ==================== RAS Connectoid Extender Create, manage, modify, rename and copy the Dialup RAS "connectoids" used in dial-up networking. ==================== Registry Search Extender Registry Searcher. This extender, in combination with build-in WIL Registry function and perform a search and replace of most registry items. ==================== File Search Extender Find files. Find data in files. Traverse directories. High speed file and text search engine. To copy, move, or delete file and directory structures, see the Shell Operations extender ==================== Serial Port Extender Talk to serial ports. Communicate with modems, X-10 household controllers, lab equipment, pretty much any serial device. Script BBS sessions. Does X/Y/Z-modem transfers. Write a phone dialer. Get your stock quotes. No need to try scripting HyperTerminal, do it directly with this extender. ==================== Shell Operations Extender Performs Explorer-style file operations with animated graphics. Can also copy, delete, and move entire directory structures. Also has a simple Progress bar and a MessageBox that will timeout! ==================== WILX Utility Extender Various Utility functions Note: WILX is already in the main WinBatch ZIP file. A seperate download is not usually required. ==================== WinInet Extender Use Windows built-in services to grab web pages (SSL too!) FTP and Dial-up networking. Requires Windows 98/ME/2000 or at least MSIE 4.0 installed. ==================== WinSock Extender Our older Internet extender. Send Internet text-only email, grab web pages, automate FTP sessions, and more. Supports direct access to tcp/ip sockets. Incudes proxy/firewall support For full email support see the Postie Extender. For better http://, https:// and ftp support see the WinInet extender. ==================== Zipper Extender ZIP and UNZIP files. Improvements from previous versions The file "The list of Fixes and Improvements.txt" details the many bug fixes and enhancements that have been made to the program since many previous releases. About the WinBatch Compiler Also available is our "WinBatch+Compiler," (if you have not purchased it yet). With the WinBatch+Compiler, you can turn your WBT files into standalone EXE files that you can distribute on a royalty-free basis. Have a BIG network? Want all your users to run your WBT files? Compile the WBT files with the WinBatch Compiler and put the EXEs up on the server. Making specialized WinBatch files for clients? Don't want them modifying your files? Just compile the WBT files, and give the EXEs to your client. Are you the "corporate guru"? Get a compiler. Compile those WBT files and hand them out like candy. The WinBatch Compiler, a separate product from the WinBatch Interpreter contained in these files, is available for $495.00, plus shipping, if applicable. The WinBatch Compiler includes a copy of WinBatch. In addition, if you buy a copy of Winbatch, you have 90 days to upgrade to the Compiler and just pay the difference in price. HOW TO INSTALL WINBATCH Use our SETUP.EXE program, which will copy the files for you and install a WINBATCH Start Menu or Program Manager group. To use our SETUP.EXE program... 1) Close down all extraneous Windows applications. 2) Double-Click on the SETUP.EXE program 3) When the setup program asks for a directory, specify initial directory, or accept the given default. NOTE: If you are updating from a previous version, and made any of the WinBatch files READ-ONLY, remove the read-only attribute from the files before running setup. (Or else the setup process will hang) WinBatch can run in English, French, German, and "Val Speak". The strings are controlled by the WWWDLANG.* files. If you just launch WinBatch by itself, it will then automatically run the "default.wbt" file. The default.wbt file has a number of options allowing you to perform various operations, including changing the current language. An order form may be found in the WinBatch help file. Once you are viewing the order form, you can then select the Print button to obtain a hard copy. The following information may be found below: a) Information on our fully functional demos and our "Registration Reminder" screens. b) A basic, concise explanation of our disclaimers. c) Installation instructions for our automated installation program. d) Generic uninstall instructions. e) Our update policy. f) On-line support. g) The long, drawn out legalese section, software license information, limited warranty, trademarks, etc. h) Information on other products that we offer. i) Ordering information. j) How to find the Order Form. REGISTRATION REMINDERS Unlicensed copies of Wilson WindowWare products are 100% fully functional. We make them this way so that you can have a real look at them, and then decide whether they fit your needs or not. Our entire business depends on your honesty. If you use it, we expect you to pay for it. We feel that if we treat you well, you will treat us well. Unlicensed copies of our products do have a registration reminder screen that appears whenever you start the program. This shouldn't really affect your evaluation of our software. We're sure that once you see the incredible quality of our software, you will dig out your credit card, pick up the phone, call the nice people at our 800 number and register the software. If you work for a large corporation, you can purchase most of our products the same way you buy your retail software. Just send the purchase request up the line. Most all the corporate software suppliers (Egghead Corporate, Software Spectrum, Corporate Software, Programmers Shop, and many others) purchase considerable volumes from us on a regular basis. When you pay for the software you like, you are voting with your pocketbook, and will encourage us to bring you more of the same kinds of products. Pay for what you like, and then, more of what you like will almost magically become available. LEGAL MATTERS Of course the usual disclaimers still apply. We are not responsible for anything at all. Nothing. Even if we are held responsible, the limit of our liability is the licensing fees you paid. The full text of our license agreement is found near the bottom of this file. HOW TO INSTALL THIS SOFTWARE Use our snazzy setup program... 1) Close down all extraneous Windows applications. (You do have to be in Windows to run SETUP.EXE) 2) Double-Click on the SETUP.EXE or use the Software install facility (if available) in Control Panel. 3) When the setup program asks for a directory, specify an initial directory, or accept the given default. 4) When the screen comes up that asks you what you want to install, do your selections, then hit the NEXT button to continue. If you want to install Network extenders or non-English language support, this is your opportunity. UN-INSTALL INFORMATION This software may be uninstalled via the uninstall option in the Control Panel Add/Remove software dialog, or by running the uninstal.exe program in the WinBatch/System subdirectory. If you simply delete all the files first, you will not be able to run the uninstall program and there may still be traces of the program in various places on the system. UPDATE POLICY Wilson WindowWare frequently updates its products. There are various kinds of updates, including Major updates, Minor updates, and bug-fix updates. Minor and bug-fix updates for current versions are available on our website at http://www.winbatch.com There is no charge for downloading and upading a current copy of Winbatch with the downloadable updates. The policy and pricing for Major shareware updates vary. Depending on the nature of the upgrade, length of time since the previous major upgrade, desirability of new features added, the extent of revisions to the printed manuals (if any), work involved and possible price changes for new users, we may or may not charge fees. Update fees for major updates tend to run 20% to 40% of the cost of the product. Major updates tend to occur every few years. ON-LINE SUPPORT Wilson WindowWare has on-line support! Wilson WindowWare lives on the INTERNET. We maintain a World Wide Web Server and an anonymous ftp site WWW URL http://www.winbatch.com Tech support database is available at http://techsupt.winbatch.com and our WebBBS -- where you can post questions and code -- is available via a link from our Tech Support database. THE LEGALESE SECTION WINBATCH Copyright ⌐ 1991-2001 by Morrie Wilson. WINBATCH+COMPILER Copyright ⌐ 1991-2001 by Morrie Wilson. WEBBATCH Copyright ⌐ 1996-2001 by Wilson WindowWare, Inc SOFTWARE LICENSES SHAREWARE LICENSE - END USER Wilson WindowWare software is not and has never been public domain software, nor is it free software. Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use our software on a 21-day trial basis for the purpose of determining whether the software is suitable for their needs. Any use of our software, except for the initial 21-day trial, requires registration. 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You must pay for additional copies of the Software if more than one person uses it during any 24 hour period of time, or if the Software is used on two or more computers. Neither concurrent use on two or more computers, nor use by more than a single individual on a network is permitted without authorization and payment of other license fees. 1.2 You may make copies of the software for backup purposes, as long as all such copies, along with the original, are kept in your possession or control. 1.3 You may not make any changes or modifications to the Software, including, but not limited to, decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering it. You may not rent or lease it to others. You may not use it on a computer network if more than one user can use it during any one 24 hour period of time. 1.4 If you have licensed the WinBatch+Compiler product you may compile scripts and, with the exception of scripts that interpret or attempt to interpret the script language, provide these compiled scripts (and any required DLLs) to any number of end users without additional licenses or payment of additional fees. LIMITED WARRANTY Wilson WindowWare guarantees your satisfaction with this product for a period of 90 days from the date of original purchase. If you are dissatisfied with the product within that time period, return the package in saleable condition to the place of purchase for a full refund. Wilson WindowWare warrants that all disks provided are free from defects in material and workmanship, assuming normal use, for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. 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Use of this product constitutes your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its contents. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to standard shrink-wrapped software restrictions. Contractor/manufacturer is Wilson WindowWare, Inc. 5421 California Ave SW / Seattle, WA 98136 TRADEMARKS Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. WinBatch is a registered trademark of Wilson WindowWare, Inc. WebBatch is a registered trademark of Wilson WindowWare, Inc. WinBatch+Compiler is a trademark of Wilson WindowWare, Inc. *** WILSON WINDOWWARE PRODUCTS *** WinBatch - Write your own Windows Batch Files! Dialogs, automatic program control, and powerful data manipulation lets you control your Windows. A must for the power user. Includes FileMenu and PopMenu. $99.95 WinBatch - NOT A SHAREWARE PRODUCT. The WinBatch + compiler can compile WinBatch batch files into COMPILER standalone EXE files that may be distributed on a royalty free basis. Great for networks and corporate gurus. Compile your WBT files and then hand them out like candy. $495.00 WebBatch - Quick and easy scripting language for Web Servers running Windows NT. 60-day FREE eval copies available. Purchase includes a FREE copy of WinBatch. Get an eval copy from: http://webbatch.windowware.com $295 ORDERING INFORMATION Licensing our products brings you wonderful benefits. Some of these are: - Gets rid of that pesky reminder window that comes up when you start up the software. - Entitles you to one hour free phone support for 90 days ("your dime"). - Insures that you have the latest version of the product. - Encourages the authors of these programs to continue bringing you updated/better versions and new products. - Gets you on our mailing list so you are occasionally notified of spectacular updates and our other Windows products. - And, of course, our 90-day money back guarantee. An order form may be found in the application help file. Once you are viewing the order form, you can then select the File - Print Topic menu item to obtain a hard copy.