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*******************************************************************************
V8Power Tools
Copyright 2015-2021 Jerome Shidel
Released under GPL v2.0 License.
*******************************************************************************
Putting the power of an 8-cylinder engine under the hood of DOS batch files.
===============================================================================
The V8Power Tools project is being designed in cooperation with
Jim Hall for the FreeDOS(TM) (http://www.freedos.org) operating system. It is
intended to expand the functionality of scripts written using batch files and
to provide them with a better looking user interface with increased
functionality.
===============================================================================
Compiling V8Power Tools
Prerequisites:
8086 or better cpu.
EGA or better video adapter.
FreeDOS(TM) 1.1 (http://www.freedos.org) or higher
NASM for DOS version 2.16.01 (http://wwww.nasm.us) or newer
Compiling:
Ensure the NASM directory is in your path spec.
Download the latest sources from http://github.com/LoopZ/V8Power
Run the mkV8.bat script.
All executibles will be placed in newly created BIN directory.
For lazy people, like me:
Precompiled versions are available at http://up.lod.bz/V8Power.
===============================================================================
V8Power Tools Tested Compatibility
FreeDOS 1.1+
Limited compatiblilty of advanced features (no "set /p" batch support):
MS-DOS 6.2 and 6.22
PC-DOS 7.0, 7.01 and 2000
DR-DOS 7.03
DOSBox (i/o redirection or querying using stdout will NOT work using the
built-in DOSBox shell. However, they work fine in DOSBox when a
compatible shell like FreeCOM is used)
Windows 3.11 Shell
Windows 98 Shell and Command Line
Windows XP SP3 Shell (except vcursor)
===============================================================================
V8Power Tools Usage
Here is some basic information regarding all utilities and how they operate.
Options, values and hexidecimal numbers are not case specific /f white is
the same as /F wHIte.
Hexidecimal numbers may be prefixed with 0x to prevent them from being
treated as base ten. (Example: 10 and 0x10)
Spaces are mostly optional. /B7/f0 is the same as /B 7 /F 0.
But, not / B7 / F0.
To use a / or spaces in a value, put it in qoutes. Like "Jack and/or Jill".
Use multiple qoutes to use quotes. Like "Jack's house" or 'Say "What?"'.
Unless overriden, most utilities use the text attribute at the current
cursor location.
===============================================================================
Here is color table used for all **/A**, **/F** and **/B** switches:
Decimal Hex Label (Not case specific)
0 0x00 Black
1 0x01 Blue
2 0x02 Green
3 0x03 Cyan
4 0x04 Red
5 0x05 Magenta
6 0x06 Brown
7 0x07 Gray / Grey
8 0x08 DarkGray / DarkGrey
9 0x09 LightBlue
10 0x0a LightGreen
11 0x0b LightCyan
12 0x0c LightRed
13 0x0d LightMagenta
14 0x0e Yellow
15 0x0f White