Hi! >>> RPN - perform integer calculations > >> If you need floating point: The 1024 byte(!) calc387.com will be >> fun for you. For example Rugxulo's Ruffidea distro contains a copy >> of the tool :-) > > True, RPN can't do floating point. And even though it can be used > interactively, its main purpose is to do (more or less) simple > calculations in batch procedures, like numeric loop counters, > comparison of two numbers and the like.
I have some add/sub tool, possibly in the same download as calc387 (which is not by me) which outputs the result as errorlevel which in turn can be useful for things like the loop counter you mention. As my page is still (since ages...) down, use the cosmodata mirror. http://ericauer.cosmodata.virtuaserver.com.br/soft/specials/factorial-calc387-add.zip As said, one of the good things about calc387 is the tiny size. >>> PIPESET - store the output of other programs in environment >>> variables > >> In a limited way, yet another exotic SET feature of the FreeCOM >> command.com can help you to do similar things. > > Can you pipe into FreeCOM's SET command? And PIPESET can do even > more, it can cut a specific item out of the data stream Yes you can but no SET can only take the first or last line of the output and put that in an env variable of your choice afair. So PIPESET can do a lot more than the built-in FreeCOM tricks. > I admit i do not know LCD, i had WINDOWS "standard file dialoge" in > mind when developing this utility. So if you need a comfortable way > to interactively specify a file from within a batch procedure then > SELECT may become your friend. Sounds very friendly :-) >>> SCRDUMP - a utility to dump parts of the screen to a file > >> With a hotkey as TSR, I assume? > > Nope. Again this utility is most useful within batch files (e.g. > autoexec.bat). Typically it is called twice, once before and a second > time right after the command whichs output is to be copied to a file A hotkey / TSR print screen to file tool would be nice, though. Maybe somebody on this list can recommend a nice tool for this? > Furthemore, the latest version [of INVOKE] allows as a "side > effect" to re-direct stderr, which is otherwise not so easily done. Which can indeed be quite useful :-) Regards, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
