Dr. Abimbola Olowofoyeku announced a new version of his Windows Command
Line Processor (WCL v7.50). This program is available for downloading from
various internet ftp sites.

You can currently find the latest version in the following places;

      site                       uploads directory
    --------                ------------------------------
  archive.umich.edu         /msdos/UPLOADS/wincmd75.zip
  wuarchive.wustl.edu       /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/win/wincmd75.zip
  ftp.cis.ksu.edu           /pub/upload/wincmd75.zip
  ftp.catt.ncsu.edu         /incoming/wincmd75.zip
  ftp.uu.net                /tmp/wincmd75.zip

WHAT IS WCL?

The Windows/Win-OS/2 Command Line Processor (WCL) is a Shareware program
that presents a fully featured DOS-like command line interface for
Microsoft's Windows 3.1 and IBM's Win-OS/2. It is an applications manager,
file manager, and system manager, which can either replace or supplement
the standard Windows Program and File Managers. However, all this
functionality in WCL is invoked from a Windows command prompt.

WCL basically simulates the DOS "C:> prompt", but from within Windows or
Win-OS/2. The WCL main Window is a small, unobtrusive window (about 50
characters wide and 4 lines deep) which defaults to the top left corner of
the screen, but which can be moved at will. The window occupies very litte
screen space, meaning that most of the rest of the screen is visible. WCL
also has a "big" in which the main window is of full size, and all output
is directed to the main window. This is an almost exact imitation of the
"MSDOS prompt", but within a full Windows program.

WCL ensures that you do not need to open a DOS shell or the File Manager,
just to perform operations like file copying, directory listing, file
deletions, changing file attributes, etc., etc. WCL, being a full Windows
program, offers all the benefits of Windows which will otherwise be lost
in a DOS shell, and uses far less memory than a DOS shell. But if you do
want to open a DOS shell, you can still do so from WCL by typing "SHELL",
or "DOS".

You can run Windows and DOS programs by typing their names and pressing
<ENTER>, just as you would do at the DOS command line. If you are running
OS/2 version 2.1, then you can also run OS/2 programs from within WCL.
Program files with the extension .COM, .EXE, .BAT and .PIF can also be run
from WCL.

WCL also supports most of the internal DOS commands (e.g., COPY, DIR, CD,
MD, RD, DEL, MOVE, REN, etc.), and some external DOS commands (e.g.,
ATTRIB, PRINT, etc.) through built-in technology. In addition to these,
there are several commands internal to WCL, and several extra features
which are fully documented in the extensive on-line help. 

In addition to this, WCL has scores of internal commands of its own, all
designed to make Windows easier to use for the command line aficionado.
There are powerful commands like SEEK, COPYTREE, and DELTREE. There is a
TYPE-WRITE command that turns your PC into an electric typewriter for
line-by-line output to a line printer, and loads of other goodies, like
Unix-like aliases for commands, and aliases for directories. There is a
built-in line editor (which is invoked by typing "COPY CON <filename>")
for creating ASCII files of up to 100 lines, without having to load
NOTEPAD or any other text editor.

Other features include UUencode, UUdecode, UNZIP, Filename Completion,
Implied CD, Directory Aliases, Command Aliases, assignment of commands to
Function Keys, Doskey emulation, batch file operation within Windows, full
command-line editing, a FOREACH command, support for file extensions in
WIN.INI, support for various CLIPBOARD functions, and an interface for
programmers to hook into the WCL system and extend the internal command
set.

With WCL, you can send messages to any active process (including those that
do not show up in the task list), telling the process to hide its main
window, close itself down, show itself, etc. You can even change the title
of any program's main window. You can also run a program in a hidden state
with the RUNHIDDEN command. You can have a Windows AUTOEXEC batch file
which WCL will run each time Windows is started (if WCL is the Windows
shell). You can also have commands to be run each time WCL is loaded, by
using the STARTUP settings in WCL.INI.

WCL is fully compatible with environments such as OS/2, Windows NT, Novell
Netware (there is even a WCL "MAP" command to MAP and unMAP Netware
drives, from WCL), and PC-NFS. There is extra support for networked users,
whereby each user can have his/her own separate WCL.INI file. WCL is also
compatible with COMMAND.COM replacements such as 4DOS. While 4DOS's unique
features are not duplicated by WCL, you can access them from WCL by using
WCL's RUNDOS or SPAWN commands.

WCL is a neat, fast, and effective way for multi-tasking under Windows and
Win-OS/2, and can replace the Program Manager as your Windows or Win-OS/2
Shell. When WCL is used as the Windows shell, it offers many extra
facilities which can be turned on or off in the initialization file
WCL.INI. Among these extra features are:
   
   [a] saving the state of your Windows desktop when you quit
       WCL, and restoring it to exactly the same state when you
       next run Windows. This way, you can leave all your
       favourite Windows programs running when you quit Windows
       through WCL, and next time you run Windows, they will all
       be running still.

   [b] backing up your WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files each time
       Windows is started. This can save you from the deeds of
       some badly behaved programs that mess up with the Windows
       INI files. Two backup copies are made of each of these
       files - the penultimate version, and the ante-penultimate
       version.

   [c] running the programs in the "RUN=" and "LOAD=" lines in
       WIN.INI.

BATCH FILES

WCL supports batch file processing within Windows. Any file with the
extension .CBF is treated as a WCL batch file, and can contain any mixture
of program files and WCL internal commands. A further feature of the batch
file processing of WCL is support for a Windows "AUTOEXEC" batch file. WCL
will execute any commands found in a WCL batch file with the name
AUTOEXEC.CBF every time WCL is run.

Dr. Abimbola Olowofoyeku      (The African Chief)
Keele University, England     (and The Great Elephant)
Email: laa12@keele.ac.uk      or,  chief@mep.com
Voice: +44 782 621111              Fax  : +44 782 583228

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