PCPLUS.BAT  ·  BAT  ·  3.1 KB  ·  1980-04-06  ·  from PCPlus_Issue-36_Sep_1989-FluxEngine-360kB
echo off
cd intro
SHOWCSF TITLE
SHOWCSF SEP1
:menu
cd ..\intro
SHOWCSF SEP2
..\shorties\hilite 8 9 15 5
if errorlevel 6 goto menu
if errorlevel 5 goto F5
if errorlevel 4 goto F4
if errorlevel 3 goto F3
if errorlevel 2 goto F2
if errorlevel 1 goto F1
if errorlevel 0 goto menu
:F1
cd ..\dosmate
cls
echo DOSmate Plus is an on-line, memory-resident help system for DOS. It will
echo provide help on just about any DOS command, including those in MS/PC-DOS
echo 4.0 and higher. It will now be installed - once this has been done, press
echo [Alt][Tab] to call it up, [Esc] to return to this screen and then any key
echo to go back to the PC PLUS menu.
echo.
pause
dmplus
pause
goto menu
:F2
cd ..\fileman
cls
echo File Manager handles your everyday DOS commands in an easy menu-driven wa
echo With it, you can move easily from one directory to another, flag any numb
echo of files for copying or deleting and display the tree structure and the
echo contents of text files. Leave the program by pressing [Esc].
echo.
pause
fm
goto menu
:F3
cd ..\utils
cls
echo MOUSEMAN is short for Mouse Manager. This useful utility can be called fr
echo a batch file to provide full mouse control. Instructions can be found in
echo PC PLUS and in the MOUSEMAN.DOC file in the UTILS sub-directory. To show
echo kind of things MOUSEMAN can do, there's also a short demo file, MMTEST,
echo which can be run by typing the CD UTILS [Return] from the A-prompt,
echo followed by MMTEST.
echo.
pause
goto menu
:F4
cd ..\shorties
cls
echo You're in the SHORTIES sub-directory.
echo.
echo This contains a number of smaller utilities, further details of which are
echo in the SuperDisk section of PC PLUS. Some may have documentation in .DOC
echo files, which you can read using the MS-DOS TYPE command.
echo.
echo Here's the directory listing...
dir
echo.
pause
cls
echo Here are brief details of what they do - see PCPLUS for more:
echo.
echo PRNSTATE - returns a value in the variable ERRORLEVEL corresponding to th
echo            current status of the printer connected to your PC.
echo.
echo ADDPATH  - Adds one or more directory names to the current PATH setting o
echo            your machine, without having to retype the whole PATH.
echo.
echo HILITE   - Provides a highlighted menu bar for selection of options from
echo            a menu. Ideal for use in batch files, such as this one.
echo.
echo Now to see each one in action. First, let's see what your printer's up to
echo.
prnstate /r
echo.
pause
cls
echo Let's also add the sub-directory SHORTIES to your current path, so you ca
echo call either shortie from the A-prompt. Don't worry if your PC reports
echo 'Out of environment space', but read the ADDPATH.DOC file for more info.
echo.
call addpath a:\shorties
echo.
echo Study the PCPLUS.BAT file for examples of the use of these three utilitie
echo.
pause
cls
echo The HILITE routine is used within this batch file itself. The best way to
echo show it off is to return to the main SuperDisk menu. So,
echo.
pause
goto menu
:F5
cd ..\
cls
:end