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ku.. #1 *SEARCH.BAT - BBS file listings searcher.
/ 1 @echo off REM MS-DOS ignores all lines with REM in front of them. *Please
keep them REM in this batch file, though, as you or someone else might
need to REM reference to this in the future. *Kenneth Udut, on 12/28/1992
REM REM Necessary files: GREP or similar file that searches through text
files. REM The -i parameter means to ignore case (upper or lower). REM
MS-DOS's "FIND" command will work for files under 64K in length. REM REM
LIST. *You can use TYPE D:\SEARCH\RESULTS\%1 | MORE *if you wish or REM
some other text file viewing program, even Wordperfect :-) REM REM checks
if user typed in anything. *If not, go to JAIL. if "%1" == "" GOTO
JAILREM Glory lines, as well as useful info about what the user is doing.
echo
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echo. echo Simple ASCII Information Extractor Version 1.32, Kenneth Udut
*12/29/1992 echo. ECHO You are searching through all of the text files in
D:\SEARCH for "%1". echo The results of this search will be placed in
D:\SEARCH\RESULTS\%1. echo
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echo. echo Searching for "%1" in D:\SEARCH\*.* ... *Please be patient.
echo. REM Places Date and Time plus a blank line in %1. echo. | more |
date | find "Cur" > D:\SEARCH\RESULTS\%1 echo. | more | time | find "Cur"
>> D:\SEARCH\RESULTS\%1 echo. >> D:\SEARCH\RESULTS\%1 REM You can see
what's going on with ECHO ON. REM GREP is a program that searches through
text files. *The program FIND, REM which comes with MS-DOS, works for
files under 64K in length. *It is REM worth your while to search for a
program called GREP or with the word REM GREP in its name, or just any
kind of command-line text search program. REM BEEP is a program I have
that beeps when you type it. *You can remove it. REM LIST is the program
that lists the results of the file. *You can use the GREP -i "%1"
D:\SEARCH\*.* >> D:\SEARCH\RESULTS\%1 BEEP GOTO END REM In case the user
didn't type it a file name, the batch file skips to here. echo Syntax:
SEARCH whatyouwant echo. echo You may need to customize SEARCH.BAT for
your own use. *Please contact echo Kenneth Udut at (908) 241-6246, on The
Juice Bar BBS (908) 298-0764, echo. echo Best Bet of all: *Contact your
local computer guru. *Every place has at echo least one. *:) * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *--Ken echo. echo Finished! * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *CopyMight (c) 12/28/1992 echo. beep beep
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