RECHO.COM Copyright (C) 1 December 1993 Robert B. Clark Revision 1.01 All rights reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Written using the A86 assembler. This program simply echoes the specified number of to the STDOUT device. This output may be redirected. Use RECHO in a batch file to replace multiple ECHO. statements. Also useful for DOS versions that do not allow using the ECHO. statement to produce a blank line. Usage: RECHO [num] where 'num'=1..65535. If 'num' is left blank, or is equal to zero, only one will be printed. The value for 'num' is modulo 65535, so if 'num' were equal to 65538, two would be printed (65536=0, 65537=1, 65538=2). Examples: rem Print 10 blank lines before displaying date recho 10 ver | date rem Print 65 blank lines to the printer recho 65 > prn echo This is on the next page! > prn rem Append 5 blank lines to log file recho 65541 >> log That's all there is to it. Stay tuned for legalese stuff below.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGALESE: I'll make it very simple. I warrant this program to take up disk space. Other than that, I assume no liability for real or imagined harm or loss of life and property. Use this utility at your own risk. Keep out of reach of children. Let's see, what else.... Oh! Almost forgot.... RECHO is copyrighted 1993 by Robert B. Clark, all rights reserved. This program is hereby released as FREEWARE. By FREEWARE, I mean that you may use this utility until Armageddon if you wish without compensating me. You may also disseminate this archive to the four corners of the Earth if you wish, as long the archive is COMPLETE. This does NOT mean that this program is released into the PUBLIC DOMAIN. I retain all rights to RECHO. Of course, I wouldn't be adverse to any donations, but let's face it: I only spent a couple of hours on this thing. If you like, drop me some e-mail and tell me if you've found a use for RECHO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT: Ha ha! You expect support for a FREE utility? Really, if you need assistance using RECHO, or want to suggest some improvements for future releases (bwahahaha), contact me via e-mail: Internet E-mail: rclark@iquest.net World Wide Web : http://www.iquest.net/~rclark/ClarkWehyr.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVISION HISTORY: Rev 0.00 12/01/93 Program begun. Rev 1.00 189 bytes 12-01-93 1:00a FIRST RELEASE, v1.00 Rev 1.01 201 bytes 12-02-93 1:01a Not getting full 0..65535 'num' range; fixed ###