Batch Shell Tools

[Aegis]

For those of you who prefer using a command-line shell, here are some helpful cmdlets .

eval.bat %1: Evaluates an equation (%1)

schedule.bat %1: Text reminder at specified time (%1=xx:xx:xx.xx)

time.bat: Reports the time and date

More to come soon! Please post some suggestions of some tools you would like to see.

Download:

tools.zip

Edited September 3, 2005 by Aegis

[gdogg]

heheh, nice , i cant imagine a use for it yet, but i will find one no doubt

[Aegis]

Hmm...your MicroWinX install can lose some more fat using a command shell .

[gdogg]

lol

but thats not windows anymore is it?

[Aegis]

lol

but thats not windows anymore is it?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's still Windows if you're just using a different shell.

[matthewk]

I tried finding a command line shell, but I can't find one; suggestions, Aegis? Thanks for these tools

[Martin Zugec]

Hi Aegis! If I could, I will try to give you a hand on this

Maybe you will found interesting this code:

rem Setting external (provided) variables
:BeginningOfScript
If "%1" EQU "" Goto EndOfBeginning
For /f "usebackq delims=: tokens=1,2" %%i IN (`echo %1`) Do (
  If /i %%i EQU /Operation Set SDS.OperationType=%%j
  If /i %%i EQU /Storage Set SDS.DestinationStorage=%%j
  If /i %%i EQU /Machine Set SDS.RawRemoteMachine=%%j
  If /i %%i EQU /Job Set SDS.JobContainer=%%j
  If /i %%i EQU /Execution Set SDS.ExecutionSide=%%j
  If /i %%i EQU /Automated Set SDS.AutomatedMaster=%%j
  If /i %%i EQU /Restart Set SDS.AutoRestart=%%j
)
Shift /0
Goto BeginningOfScript
:EndOfBeginning

It allows you to provide parameters in format /parameter:value...

So

test.cmd /operation:installation /job:Office2003

is the same as

test.cmd /job:office2003 /operation:installation

[Martin Zugec]

BTW About time.bat, use this:

Echo %date:~3,11% %time:~0,5%

[gdogg]

yes, i will try to different shell, if it actually does use less memory

but it still has to have a start menu

and a desktop

[Martin Zugec]

There was Run! shell, I will try to ask guy who created it if it is still available... Simple, fast...

[HyperHacker]

I made a crapload of useful command line programs. They're here.