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- WELCOME TO WINBATCH!
-
- This disk contains the WinBatch Interpreter version 4.0k,
- and our WinMacro product.
-
- WinBatch is the Windows Batch Language that you can use to real real
- honest-to-goodness Windows batch files to control every aspect of
- your machine's operation. There are more than 200 different functions
- to allow you to do *anything* with WinBatch!
-
- WinBatch supports DDE, Networks, and all Multimedia devices.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- WinBatch requires an IBM PC or compatible with a minimum of 2
- megabytes of RAM, running Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or higher.
-
-
- *** SPECIAL BONUS FOR REGISTERED USERS ***
-
- Registered users receive our new "Dialog Editor" which allows them to
- graphically construct dialog boxes, (a lot like the Visual Basic dialog
- editor), and other utilities to help make programming WinBatch files a
- tad easier and faster.
-
-
- *** LATE-BREAKING NEWS ***
-
- WinBatch 4.0 is a major update from previous versions. We are
- sending all registered users update letters. If you are a registered
- users and did not receive an update letter by Nov 1, 1992, then
- somehow we missed you. Call (800)-762-8383 and get it straightened
- out.
-
- This is WinBatch 4.0, a MAJOR update from previous versions. There are
- over 75 new functions (when compared to the 3.0 version).
-
- WinBatch has a new dialog box capability for real Windows dialog boxes.
- (Registered users even receive our new graphical Dialog Editor, which
- makes the programming of the Dialog boxes easier than ever.)
-
- The new WinMacro facility allows you to have menuitems on any and/or all
- applications, and to have HotKeys defined to do most any task.
-
-
- *** Be sure the following files wind up in a directory defined
- in your DOS PATH statement.
-
- WINBATCH.EXE
- WINMACRO.EXE
- WWWBATxx.DLL (where xx is some number like 11)
- WINMACHK.DLL
- WWWDEALR.DLL
-
- Also check the extensions section of the WIN.INI file to be
- sure the WBT extension points to the directory where WINBATCH
- is installed.
-
-
- *** FOREIGN LANGUAGE SUPPORT ***
-
- WinBatch now supports some foreign languages. English is built in,
- and the software attempts to examine your system, and, if you are using
- German or French, will configure itself to use German or French. More
- languages on the way. There is also "ValSpeak", which is both a
- parody on Southern California slang, and an example of how *some*
- messages may be modified for the end users.
-
- To access a non-default langauage do the following:
-
- 1) Examine the WWWDLANG.DLL file to determine the languages
- available. The file has documentation in it that will help you
- figure this out. (It is not really a DLL, you can look at it.
- It will probably be in your Windows directory.)
-
- 2) Edit the WWWBATCH.INI file and add an item to the MAIN section,
- something like:
-
- WWWBATCH.INI
- [Main]
- Language=ValSpeak
-
-
-
-
- *** Announcing the WinBatch Compiler ***
-
- Also available is our "WinBatch Compiler". 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 EXE's
- 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 EXE 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 $395.00, plus shipping, if
- applicable.
-
-
-
- PACKING LIST:
-
- Most files will end in a _ (underscore). Some of them have been
- compressed and will be expanded by the setup program, whileas the
- others are sinply renamed. In any case, the setup program
- (WSETUP.EXE) should take care of moving the files around.
-
-
- README TXT This File
- README2 TXT ...continued...
- WSETUP EXE The Windows-based setup program.
- WSETUP INF Information file for the setup program.
- WB__VER ??? A dummy file. ??? is the current version number.
- WSETUP2 OVL More of the setup program.
-
- The following files *might* be in either a COMMON or WINBATCH subdirectory
- in disk-based versions of the distribution files.
-
- WINBATCH EXE The main WinBatch EXE file <Put in DOS Path>
- WWWBATxx DLL A required Dynamic Link Library <Put in DOS Path>
- WWWDLANG DLL Language strings. <Put in same dir as WWWBATxx.DLL>
- WINMACRO EXE The main WinMacro EXE file <Put in DOS Path>
- WINMACHK DLL A required Dynamic Link Library <Put in DOS Path>
- WWWDEALR DLL A required Dynamic Link Library <Put in DOS Path>
- BROWSER EXE A handy file viewing utility <Put in DOS Path>
-
- WIL HLP A Windows helpfile on the WIL language.
-
- WILDOC MAN The technical reference for the WIL language.
- WINBATCH MAN The manual. Possibly compressed.
-
- NOTE: WILDOC.MAN and WINBATCH.MAN may not be on your disk if you
- have registered WinBatch and we provide you with printed
- copies of the manuals.
-
- DOSPASTE WBT Sample WBT file. How-2 paste to DOS apps.
- STONES WBT Sample WBT file. "Stones" game -- Can you count?
- STONES WTX Text file used by STONES.WBT for instructions
- ZOOMER WBT Sample WBT file. Runs apps from ProgMan as maximized.
- SOL WBT Sample WBT file. Solitaire with a timer.
- PKUNZIP WBT Sample WBT file. PKUNZIP shell.
- PKUNZUP WDG Dialog box definition for PKUNZIP shell.
- INTACTV WBT Sample WBT file. Allows for interactive commands.
- SYSINFO WBT Displays system information.
- INIEDIT WBT Easy INI file Editor.
-
- PLAYMIDI WBT Sample WBT file. Plays MIDI files.
- MCITEST WBT Sample WBT file. Allows interactive control of
- Multimedia devices.
- PLAY_CD WBT Sample WBT file. Plays Audio CD's.
-
- GLOBAL WDF Sample Macro definition file. For ALL applications.
- NOTEPAD WDF Sample Macro definition file. For NOTEPAD app only.
- SIMPLE WBT Sample Macro file. Just a simple little WBT file.
- STRANGE WBT Sample Macro file. Just a strange little WBT file.
- RUNGEN WBT Sample Macro file. A generic WBT file launcher.
- OPENALL WBM Sample Macro file. Opens Notepad filebox as *.*
- DATETIME WBM Sample Macro file. Inserts date/time into notepad.
-
- WEXPAND EXE File expander for manual installs (disk versions only)
- WEXPAN1 EXE File expander overlay (disk versions only)
-
-
- HOW TO INSTALL WINBATCH
-
- >>>AUTOMAGIC INSTALL
-
- Use our WSETUP.EXE program, which will copy the files for you and install
- a WINBATCH group in the program manager with various sample files.
- To use our WSETUP.EXE program... (Manual install instructions below)
-
- 1) Close down all extraneous Windows applications.
-
- 2) Double-Click on the WSETUP.EXE program
-
- 3) When the setup program asks for a directory, specify initial
- directory, or accept the given default (C:\WINBATCH).
-
-
- 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)
-
- >>>MANUAL INSTALL
-
- The manual install is not actually recommended, but here is a little
- information you may need if you insist on doing a manual install.
-
- Any file ending with a underscore "_" MAY be a compressed file which needs
- to be expanded with the provided WEXPAND.EXE program before use. (This is
- mostly done with the disk based version of the product, not the ZipFile
- version) E.G.
- WEXPAND.EXE WINBATCH.EX_ WINBATCH.EXE
-
- For the basic installation, all you have to do is get the following files
- into a directory mentioned in your DOS path statement.
- WINBATCH.EXE
- WWWBATxx.DLL
- WINMACRO.EXE
- WINMACHK.EXE
- and
- GLOBAL.WDF
- NOTEPAD.WDF
-
- You will probably also want any file whose extension begins with W, as in
- *.W*
-
-
-
-
-
- *** Please help us out ***
-
- If you have received a regular licensed copy of WinBatch (what
- we call the retail version), your 3.5" disk might contain a shareware
- ZIP file of the latest version of WinBatch. If so, please help us spread
- it around - upload it to your favorite local BBS, send it to your
- company software librarian, or any other place where people who might
- appreciate WinBatch might come across it. Thank you very much.
-
-
-
-
- Please see the README2.TXT file for more information.
-
-