Batch Files: Examples (C)

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Batch file examples
		Name	Version	Description	OS (1)	Last modified	Remarks
		Calendar.bat	1.00	Display a printable calendar of the specified year	NT	2009-08-25	Written by Justin.
		Capture.bat	1.00	Append a screen capture to a multi-page TIF file	W2K	2008-06-27	Requires IrfanView.
		CD-Cat.bat	1.00	Catalog your CD/DVD-ROMs	All	2009-08-25	Written by Jeff Montgomery.
		CDACTXP.bat	1.00	Show a list of all CD/DVD drives containing a disk	XP	2005-11-26	Uses XP's DISKPART to determine the CD/DVD-ROM drive letters. May fail if any disk volume is labeled "CDFS".
		CDPlayer.bat	1.00	Play audio CD's or just some tracks	NT	2001-08-04	Also available as OS/2 Rexx script
		CDROM.bat	3.00	Determine which drive letter is assigned to the CD-ROM drive	95 98 NT	2001-12-25	Also available as KiXtart, Rexx and VBScript scripts.
		CDROMXP.bat	1.00	Determine which drive letter is assigned to the CD/DVD-ROM drive	XP	2005-11-21	Uses XP's DISKPART to determine the (last) CD/DVD-ROM drive letter. May fail if any disk volume label ends with "-ROM".
		CheckCon.bat		Check if you are connected to the internet	95 98	1999-07-13
		CheckDST.bat	1.00	Lists active computers that don't have automatic DST adjustment enabled.	NT	2005-07-28
		CheckPSP.bat	1.00	List all of the specified photographs that have been edited with Paint Shop Pro	W2K	2010-11-10	Requires ExifTool.
		CheckRegAccess.bat	1.00	Check if you have the required permissions on the specified registry key	XP	2010-07-08	Requires WMIC.
		ChkPath.bat	1.00	Verify if all PATH entries are valid directories	W2K	2008-07-17	This batch file may work in Windows NT4 too, but I didn't check
		ChkSize.bat	1.00	Check if the actual file size matches a specified minimum size	NT OS2	2000-09-23	Also available as Rexx script
		CHMFixUNC.bat	1.00	Allow *.chm files to be opened from all currently mapped network drives	W7	2010-09-27	Requires REG 3.0. May or may not work in Windows XP and Vista (not tested)
		Chomp.bat	1.01	Remove trailing carriage return/line feed from strings	NT	2001-10-12	Loosely based on Perl's CHOMP command
		Chr.bat	3.00	Display ASCII character(s) with the specified ASCII value(s)	NT	2011-07-26	Requires either FORFILES or XP. Based on research by "SmartGenius" and Rob Van Etta
		CkBkSchd.bat	0.10	Display status of all Scheduled Tasks with "backup" in their names	W2K	2008-06-26	Requires JT from the Resource Kit and will prompt you to download it if not found
		CLLUN.bat	1.00	Clear Last Logon User Name: clears the last user name from the login dialog box once, or replaces it with a different name.	95 98 NT	2002-08-13	Use DDLU.bat instead if you never want the last logon user name displayed again
		CloneDate.bat	1.11	Apply the first file's timestamp to the second file specified	W2K	2005-07-28	Requires FileDate.rex and Regina REXX. Also available in VBScript, as a single "self contained" script.
		CloneUsr.bat	1.11	Create a new domain user account by cloning an existing account	W2K	2005-08-18	Requires Windows Server 2003's DS Tools and TSCMD.
		CMOSBatt.bat	1.00	Check the CMOS battery status	NT	2009-12-24	Requires DEBUG.
		CMOSDST.bat	1.00	Check if Daylight Saving Time is enabled for the CMOS clock	NT	2009-12-24	Requires DEBUG.
		CnvrtUrl.bat		Convert IE Favourites to Netscape Bookmarks	95 NT	2001-04-29
		CompName.bat	1.01	Change the computer name	95	2003-10-12	Requires CompName.kix 1.01 and KiXtart. This batch file is actually just a "wrapper" for the KiXtart script.
		Cosine.bat		Calculate the cosine for the specified angle in radians	NT	2010-07-15	Requires PHP.
		Cosine.bat		Calculate the cosine for the specified angle in radians	NT	2010-07-16	This version uses native Windows command only. It is, however, less accurate than the PHP version.
		CosineDeg.bat		Calculate the cosine for the specified angle in degrees	NT	2010-07-15	Requires PHP.
		Country.bat	4.00	Read the Country setting from NT's registry	NT	2010-11-10	Requires REG. Does not need temporary files.
		Country3.bat	3.01	Read the Country setting from NT's registry	NT	2009-02-08	Uses temporary files, but doesn't need the Resource Kit
		CPULoad.bat		Display the CPU load percentage	XP	2010-06-23	Requires WMIC.
		CurDrive.bat		Determine the current drive and place it in environment variable	DOS6+	2000-05-06
		CurDriv1.bat		Determine the current drive and place it in environment variable	DOS6+	2000-05-06	Uses Laurence Soucy's "CHOICE technique" first demonstrated in BootDrv*.
		Cut.bat	1.00	A UNIX-like CUT utility	W2K	2011-01-22