PowerBatch V1.3 is free software. It is available under the terms
of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

To understand how PowerBatch works check out the DEMO directory.

Below are the terms of distribution for previous versions, and are kept for
purely historical reasons. The author would still like to receive a
postcard or an epostcard if you find the software useful, however this is
not a requirement and does not constitute a further restriction to the
terms of distribution as outlined in the GNU GPL.

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From: mnott@gwdg.de (Matthias Nott)
To: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET (Keith Petersen)
Subject: PowerBatch V 1.2 Batch enhancer
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.announce
Followup-To: comp.archives.msdos.d

I have uploaded:

SimTel/msdos/batutil/
pbatch12.zip    Batch Enhancer: Menus, Mouse, Hotkeys, Colors.

Wait!  Just one question. Did you ever want really nice batch-files without 
having to dive into programming? Did you ever want colored menus with mouse 
and hotkey  control,  pop  up  windows and text boxes with various types of 
shadows, borders and even screensavers  using a single command line in your 
batch files? Giving to your batch files a really  professional  appearance? 
PowerBatch V1.2 is the right choice for you then.

PowerBatch V1.1  provides  easy-to-use  menus with  mouse control, hotkeys, 
borders, shadows for 3D-effects, colors, screen savers, and more. More than 
30 command line options can be used, affecting  the program's behavior. But 
you don't need to worry about all the  options at a time - just do what you 
want, the program will take useful default values and  give you  assistance 
whenever an error occurs.

PowerBatch V1.1  comes along with a detailed tutorial in both  English  and 
German. The tutorial batch file itself is written making _heavy_ use of the 
possibilities as  provided  by  PowerBatch.  The  tutorial  batch  file  is 
extensively commented and can be used as a sample application. The tutorial 
gives you step-by-step help,  samples, color  tables and  tables explaining 
all parameters.  If you  intend to distribute  PowerBatch V1.1 (you are en- 
couraged to do!),  please  always  include the executable together with the 
tutorial. Other questions can be answered via email. Suggestions are great- 
ly welcome.

PowerBatch V 1.1 can be run stand-alone. You need only the executable PB.EXE 
(less than 30 KB)  in  order to get all functions. Imagine using it together 
with your  own programs on floppy  disk  distributions  and  the  like!  But 
perhaps try  to keep it  together with the  tutorial, thus  permitting other 
people to use it as well.

PowerBatch V 1.1 is CARD-WARE or ShareWare. If you intend to use it regular-
ly, you are encouraged to pay a small  registration  fee. If  you  like  the 
program, I may ask you in any case to send me  a nice post card,  regardless 
of whether you want to register or not.

PowerBatch V 1.1 is fully functional! _No_ ShareWare nag-screens or the like 
are included! It is up to you to register or not. In any case send nice post 
cards :)

Users unpack the pbatch11.zip file into  a separate  directory  and  run the 
pbhelp.bat tutorial batch file. Thats all. You will get it working for  your 
own purposes within 30 minutes typically. The *.GER, *.ENG, *.MEN files  are 
source files for the tutorial. The executable is PB.EXE.

Special requirements: None. It will run as long as DOS runs.

Changes: PBATCH12.ZIP replaces PBATCH11.ZIP. Some minor changes in the  pro- 
gram's internal functions have been applied.  The tutorial has been updated. 
Other suggestions "to do in the near future" are  mentioned in the  tutorial 
file PBHELP.BAT.  To cut short download time, there is only one file PBHELP. 
BAT now, the PBHILFE.BAT   - formerly included for german users -   has been 
left out. English and German tutorial is provided by PBHELP.BAT.

Shareware or Cardware. Uploaded by the author.

Matthias Nott
mn@mnott.org
