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Batch file examples
		Name	Version	Description	OS (1)	Last modified (yyyy-mm-dd)	Remarks
		PadDemo.bat		Demo batch file for LeftPad and RightPad subroutines, both written to format strings to be displayed in colums on screen	NT	2007-03-09	Also available in VBScript
		PausePrinting.bat	1.00	Pause printing on the specified printer	XP	2010-07-11	Requires WMIC. Use ResumePrinting.bat to resume printing again. Also available in VBScript
		PCName.bat	1.00	Store computer name in environment variable.	95	2002-03-06	This batch file stores the computer name without leading backslashes, as opposed to the NETSETxx.BAT batch files.
		PDFPageCount.bat	1.01	Display the page count for the specified PDF file(s).	NT	2011-10-11	Requires FINDSTR.
		Pictures.bat	1.00	Display all GIF and JPG files in your web browser	All	1999-03-21	Requires Picture2.bat 1.00 and Picture3.bat 1.00. Set of 3 interdependent batch files for MS-DOS.
		Pict_NT.bat	1.03	Display all GIF, JPG and PNG files in your default web browser	NT	2010-09-19	This NT version is one single batch file
		PMChoice.bat	2.00	Replacement for the CHOICE command	NT	2003-10-09	Requires PMChoice.kix and KiXtart.
		PMSoon.bat	1.01	Schedule at relative times instead of absolute times	NT	2001-02-17	A "clone" of the NT4 Server Resource Kit's SOON command using NT's native NET TIME and AT commands only.
		PrintAny.bat	2.00	Print any known file type from batch files	NT	2006-10-13	More details on my Print Files page. Also available as Print.vbs
		PrintDoc.bat	1.00	Use Word to print Word documents from the command line	W2K	2008-11-29	Requires CMCDDE and Microsoft Word. More details on my Print Files page.
		PrintHTM.bat	1.11	Print HTML files from batch files (with printer dialog)	NT	2002-03-31	More details on my Print Files page.
		PrintHTM.bat	2.00	Print HTML files from batch files (without user interaction, to any printer)	NT	2002-02-09	Requires KiXtart. More details on my Print Files page.
		Printing.bat	2.20	List printer status and number of printjobs, pause or resume printing, or flush all printjobs on the selected printer(s)	XP	2010-09-14	Requires WMIC. Also available in C# and VBScript.
		PrintPDF.bat	3.11	Print PDF files from batch files	NT	2007-10-19	More details on my Print Files page. Also available as KiXtart, Perl, Rexx and VBScript scripts.
		PrintPPT.bat	1.00	Open a print dialog for a specified PowerPoint file	NT	2008-06-11	Requires PowerPoint 2003 or 2007 or PowerPoint Viewer.
		PrnPDF8.bat	1.00	Print a PDF file to any printer	XP	2008-06-14	Requires Foxit Reader 2 or Adobe Reader 8.
		PrnPDF9.bat	1.00	Print a PDF file to any printer	XP	2009-08-12	Requires Foxit Reader 3 or Adobe Reader 9.
		ProdID.bat	1.00	Display Windows' Product ID and store it in an environment variable "ProductID"	NT	2002-03-31	Also available as KiXtart and VBScript scripts.
		ProgressMeter.bat	1.00	Display a progress bar in the current CMD.EXE's title bar	NT	2007-01-10	Written by Roy Holt.
		PwdNoExp.bat	1.00	Set "password never expires" for a local account	XP	2008-03-12	Requires WMIC. Also available in VBScript.