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DAY CHECKER 1.0
BY USING THIS PROGRAM YOU AGREE TO HOLD THE AUTHOR FREE OF ALL
LIABILITY OF ANY KIND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. YOU
ASSUME THE RISK OF ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS. VOLUME CHECKER IS
SOLD WITHOUT WARRENTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY. REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO
THE REFUND OF THE REGISTRATION FEE.
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Super quick lesson:
Just say: DC
you can rename dc.com anything you want.
you may want to call it daycheck.com to make your bat
files easier to read.
Errorlevels returned:
0 On Sunday
1 On Monday
2 On Tuesday
3 On Wednesday
4 On Thursday
5 On Friday
6 On Saturday
10 For Errors. Yours, mine, and the operating system's.
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CONTENTS
What is it?
How do I use it?
Suppress output
Redirection
Registration
Other programs
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WHAT IS IT?
Day checker is a batch utility that tells your batch file what
day of the week it is.
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HOW DO I USE IT?
The command line for DC is:
DC [s]
Only the registered version recognizes the s for 'shut up'
If you want to make sure users back up the system, you can have
the batch file that runs DC create a little file each day of
the week you want backups done on, and then have your menu
system keep displaying a screen that reminds them no backups
have been done until they run your backup batch file, which
deletes the 'flag' file.
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SUPPRESS OUTPUT
An 's' on the command line will cause output to be suppressed
by the registered version.
example:
DC S
Will return the same error codes but will not display anything.
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REDIRECTION
The output of DC can be sent to nul to get rid of it with:
DC > nul
or to a file with:
DC [drive letter] > filename
You can create a log of what the program has done complete with
dates and times by adding the following to your batch file:
type dots.dat >> DC.log
type cr.dat >> DC.log
echo Y|more|date >> DC.log
echo Y|more|time >> DC.log
DC >> DC.log
Where dots.dat is just a line of dots or something to separate entries,
and cr.dat is a file that is just a couple of carriage returns.
DC's output is more or less a bunch of junk in the file, but
you may want to do this anyway if you are a sysop running DC in
your maintenance batch, just so you will know it ran if you
find yourself looking for what went wrong some time. Perhaps
you will want to have the maintenance batch delete the old log
when it begins. That way, you will have the log if you need
it, but it won't build up on you.
The begging messages of the unregistered version cannot be
redirected.
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REGISTRATION
To register, send one buck and a self addressed stamped
envelope to:
Drake Koefoed 1409 Oak Patch Road # A9 Eugene, OR 97402
Or send two bucks, and I will provide the envelope and address
it and stamp it for you.
Or send one buck and the name and password you will be using,
and log onto my bbs to find out how to create the registered
version. The bbs is:
Assembler bbs (503) 343-6383
You can also leave messages on:
Out in the Styx bbs (503) 345 2582
If you write and do not send a self addressed envelope, I won't answer.
If you send a buck and no self addressed stamped envelope, I
will assume you intend to call the board for registration
information. I answer mail even without registrations, but not
without the self addressed stamped envelope.
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OTHER PROGRAMS
DC is preceded by PRIN28, a printing program that prints out
unformatted or misformatted files as if they had been done on a
word processor. Prin will put the filename and date and time
created at the top of the printout, add a left margin, print to
file, number the pages, print in doublespace, wrap excessively
long lines, and control the number of lines per page as
specified by the user. Good for program source code, batch
files, and text files formatted by people who don't know your
printer can't do that many lines on a page. Prin, like DC, is
written in assembler for high speed. Prin is multitasker
aware, and will run in a 7k window.
I may do some more batch utilities, and if I do, I will
probably use the same method to create the registered version.
If you are a registered user of DC, and you find something else
by me that is later, try it and see. If it works, that will be
my way of saying thanks for registering DC.
Another batch utility, VC (which checks for an empty floppy
drive and tests the label you enter on the command line,
including wildcards) has the same registration system as DC.
So if you have already paid for one, you get the other free.
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NEED A UTILITY ?
I specialize in little utilities written in assembly language.
I do custom programming, and might be talked into other
shareware programs, particularly if there are some people out
there promising to register.
I also do consulting work around the Eugene, Oregon area. If
you are going to pay a consultant, why not get one who can code
his way out of a C:\> prompt?