Subj : XBOOT3.BTM
To   : Gerald Miller
From : Jasen Betts
Date : Sat Nov 02 2002 06:47 am

Hi Gerald.

31-Oct-02 09:01:34, Gerald Miller wrote to Jasen Betts

 GM> ::  The following section will change the date and time stamp of
 GM> XBOOT3.BTM
 GM> ::  I use the data to maintain the XBOOT3.BTM version number sequence.
 GM> ::  PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THE TOUCH SEQUENCE SHOULD GIVE YOU ANY
 GM> PROBLEMS.

 GM>   iff %@fileage[%_batchname] ne %@makeage[10-19-02,01:30:00] then
 GM>     touch /d10-19-02 /t01:30:00 %_batchname
 GM>   endiff

it does, twice. once in makeage, once in touch, the date format is not valid
here.  ISO format works but only in version 7

 GM> ::  ###WARNING###
 GM> ::    You ARE required to change "q3" (in the next line) to the path\name
 GM> ::    of your text editor!!!
 GM> ::    DO IT NOW BEFORE YOU GET AN ERROR MESSAGE IF THERE IS AN ERROR!!!
 GM> ::    "Q3" is my version of the Semware Editor.
 GM>   on error (q3 /n%_batchline %@search[%0] %+ quit)
 GM>   on break goto END

my editor doesn't support jump-to-line.
I commented that bit out too.

 GM>   if "%temp" eq "" set temp=C:\

 GM> ::  Next command establishes the location and name of the variable "TEMP"
 GM> ::  that holds the temporary information while the action is performed.
 GM>   set temp=%temp\%@name[%0].TMP

why not this: set tempfile=%@unique[%temp]

overwriting the variable temp may mess up any pipes in called
batches... so a different name should be used, and unique was made for
nameing temporary files.


 GM>             set nextdate=%@date[%@eval[%@date[%today] + %when]]
 GM>             set daysleft=%@date[%@eval[%@date[%nextdate] - %today]]

 this chould be

             set nextdate=%@eval[%today + %when]
             set daysleft=%@eval[%nextdate - %today]

later it goes
 GM>             set nextrun=%@date[%@eval[%@date[%last] + %when]]

What's the difference between nextrun and nextdate? (i could find none)

i rearranged that bit to use fewer lines and only one echo line like I was
saying earlier.

 GM>         %[run%m]

I added a call here;

             call %[run%m]

call works ok with interna commands, l *.com and *.exe files as well as
with *.btm and *.bat, aliaes, (etc) - this leaves more room in the *.dat file
for parameters etc, and stops it from messing up if you put a batch in the dat
file and forget the call.

 -=> Bye <=-

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