BATSH210.ZIP is a replacement for previous BATSHxxx.ZIP
It includes program and sample-files.

BATSH.EXE (v2.10) 
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To run Windows commands from a file.
Line by Line.
Like BATCH (.BAT) files in DOS,
but with some windows specific commands,
and not all the DOS features.
For WINDOWS 3.1 (FreeWare)

Installation
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Place the files BATSH.EXE and BATSH.HLP together
anywhere on the disk.
Write with NOTEPAD a text file with one command per line.
Save the text file with the extension .BSH.
Associate with File-Manager the program BATSH.EXE
to the BSH extension.
Run your new command-file with a double click from File-Manager. 


Release Notes
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Version 2.10:
Running other programs from a script-file has been reprogrammed,
to allow upper- and lower-case letters on the commandline.
The WINDOWS 3.1 function used, does also allow to call .COM
program-files and any file with a known program associated.
The start-up directory is defined with the CD command.


/E   enable the commandline with upper- and lower case letters.
     For compatibility with previous BATSH versions, this feature
     must be enabled with a command-line switch.
(The case-sensitive commandline is not available from all shell
 programs  e.g. not from WINDOWS 3.1 File- and Program-Manager.)

/M   load all the commands in one step into memory.
     This allows you to run BATSH files from removable disks.

The M and/or E parameter can be set as default parameter with a
BATSH.INI initialisation file in the WINDOWS directory.
The entry for the parameters is:
      [default]
      parameter=M E
The command SET batsh|default|parameter=ME can do this for you.


new function:

SPLIT  Split a variable in two parts.
By position number or by word search. The result is stored
in the special variables $P1 and $P2 for part 1 and 2. 


Version 2.05:
Bug-fix:
IF NOT REMOTE did always return false in previous versions
GOTO      File not found -runtime error- when starting
          the command-file without pathname, from some
          3rd party managers.
PRINT     In many cases, this command could lead to system-
          errors. It has been reprogrammed for this version.

New:
/C        Command-line switch
          BATSH runs one command in hidden mode
$FILE_N,
$FILE_P   new variables to hold the file-name and
          file-path portion of $FILE

All WAIT- and TimeOut-functions have been modified
to allow WINDOWS to become idle.


Version 2.01:
$PASSWORD did not hide the characters.
          this is a bugfix from version 2.0
$VER      special variable with the 3digit version number
INC var [+/- val]
          variables (var) containing numeric values can be
          increased/decreased with an optional value (val)
          default is 1.
IF %var%==>%var%  ( ==> for numeric values only )
          when comparing numeric variable values,
          the additional > character defines a 
          greater or equal compare.
IF exist  $TYPE=OTHER for files with strange data e.g. 0 length      


Version 2.0 
The ASK and the CHOICE command were integrated into 
the MESSAGE command.
BATSH files from previous versions are not compatible
with version 2 files, if they were using the ASK or CHOICE
command.
 
MESSAGE	display a message box for user response
	- ASK and CHOICE options now at the end of a message
	- the size of the message box is self adjusting
	- can include text files

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