Useful Batch files-SETUP for pleasant experience. Automatic Install or Manual Install no kit.

[Ashenfire]

Most of the programs written for useful, mundane tasks will rely on 4 functions / programs to handle their tasks. This is done so the same subroutine is not written for EACH program, when it could be written only one time and shared by the main programs over and over again.

SETUP

2019:       Install the Homechicken Software-Software Developers' Kit and you are done.

                           This is the complete version and more useful than barebones.

                              Configure your command window by skipping to step 3.

 

 

Or Manually without the kit

                                                            Barebones install.

1.  Verify all supporting files (4) are downloaded and in the PATH statement.

               A.  Supporting files are:

• box.bat         (P.A. creation and downloaded here)
• box1.bat       (P.A. creation and downloaded here)
• spccount.bat (P.A. creation and downloaded here)
• ansicon  (downloaded from github)   

 If the term PATH statement sounds scary, then just put all your programs in a folder called UTILITY and run them from the same folder.

2.  Supporting files.

 

3.  Configure your command prompt menu to be able to handle large windows with scrolling.

This is important.  The batch files will run from a command prompt window and will not work as expected in a visual sense, unless the user:

1.  Left clicks on the command window top left corner.

1.  Clicks on PROPERTIES.
2.  Clicks on OPTIONS tab.
3.  Clicks on the tick box "edit mode" to verify a check mark is present in the box.
4.  Clicks on the tick box INSERT mode to verify a check mark is present in the box.
5.  Clicks on the tick box USE LEGACY console to verify a check mark is present in the box.

1. Clicks on the FONT tab.
2. Changes font to 16 / consolas font type. In most cases it is whatever the defaults are.  It does NOT have to be consolas font type.  Adjust to whatever is good or you.

1. Clicks on the LAYOUT tab.
2. Changes Width and the Height of the SCREEN BUFFER size where Width=197 and Height=899.
3. Changes Width and the Height of the Window Size where Width=197 and Height=61.

 

 

Edited January 7, 2020 by Ashenfire
2019-2020 added ELEVATED install for admin to act like 'trusted installer'.