Perl Examples

Perl examples
		Name	Description	Last modified (DD/MM/YYYY)	Also available in							Remarks
		Name	Description	Last modified (DD/MM/YYYY)	DOS batch	NT batch	JScript	KiXtart	Power Shell	Rexx	VB Script	Remarks
		BIOS	Display some basic BIOS properties	11/09/2006		NT		K	PS	R	V	Created using my WMI Code Generator
		BIOSDate	Display BIOS date	12/12/2003	D	NT				R		Original idea by ComputerHope. Perl, batch and Rexx versions all use DEBUG.EXE to read info from BIOS.
		BIOSInfo	Display BIOS manufacturer & date	12/12/2003				K		R		Perl, KiXtart and Rexx versions use DEBUG.EXE to read info from BIOS. VBScript and KiXtart versions created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool.
		BkAllDrv	Backup all Windows 2000 drivers	14/02/2004		NT		K		R		This scripts requires Microsoft's DEVCON utility. Rexx versions to backup only modem and video drivers available too.
		Choice	A limited port of MS-DOS' CHOICE command	03/10/2003		NT		K		R		More info on the CHOICE command
*Convert to and from Unix style text files*
		CrLf	Replace orphaned CR or LF with CR/LF pairs	25/03/2003						R		CR = Carriage Return, LF = Line Feed
		CrLf2Lf	Replace CR/LF pairs with LF's only	25/03/2003						R
		DblCr2Cr	Replace double CR/LF pairs with single pairs	28/03/2003						R
		Cut	"Cut" substrings from standard input	23/03/2003						R		Rexx version also available for OS/2. Explained (a little) on my UNIX ports page.
		Dec2Hex	Convert a decimal number to 8 digit hexadecimal	13/11/2002		NT		K		R	V
		DefPRN2K	Display default printer for Windows 2000	08/04/2003		NT	J	K		R	V	JScript & VBScript versions are for NT 4/2000/XP. Other versions are for Windows 2000 (and maybe XP, not tested).
		Easter	Show date of Easter for the specified year	14/01/2003		NT	J	K		R	V	Based on the instructions found at Simon Kershaw's KEEPING THE FEAST
		False	Port of UNIX' "false" command	01/04/2003				K		R		See also matching True
		FaR	Find And Replace substrings in a string	13/04/2003				K		R		KiXtart version comes with matching FaR.bat
		GetPorts	Display port addresses for serial and parallel ports	12/01/2003	D	NT				R		Perl, Rexx and batch versions all use DEBUG.EXE
		GetRes	Show screen resolution	11/09/2006		NT		K	PS	R	V	Created using my WMI Code Generator. Rexx version is for OS/2, use WMIGen to generate Object Rexx version for Windows.
		KeyLocks	Return the status of the CapsLock, NumLock and ScrollLock keys	01/12/2007		NT					V
		LeapYear	Check if the specified year is a leap year	14/01/2003	D	NT	J	K	PS	R	V	MS-DOS version uses BATCHMAN by Michael Mefford
		MidiTitl	Display title(s) of specified MIDI file(s)	21/01/2004		NT
		Obscure	Obscure an URL by converting its host name part to a decimal IP address and by optionally adding a fake logon name	13/12/2003		NT				R		Your browser's security settings may block the use of decimal IP addresses
		PrintPDF	Print a list of specified PDF files	30/04/2003		NT		K		R	V
		Random	Display a random (integer) number between 1 and 100	24/09/2001	D	NT	J	K		R	V
		ReadINI	Read a value from an INI file	05/03/2005		NT		K		R	V	Batch version may fail on "special" characters like & \| < > and brackets
		ReadReg	Read a value from the registry	05/04/2003		NT		K		R	V	Batch version may fail on "special" characters like & \| < > and brackets
	N/A	Ren_ext	Rename files using regular expressions									Written by seth
		SortDate	Display the current date in YYYYMMDD format (for sorting purposes)	03/09/2001	D	NT	J	K	PS	R	V	MS-DOS version uses BATCHMAN by Michael Mefford
		SortTime	Display the current time in HHmmSS format (for sorting purposes)	03/09/2001	D	NT	J	K		R	V	MS-DOS version uses BATCHMAN by Michael Mefford
		StarDate	Convert current date & time to stardate	26/01/2003		NT		K		R	V	Based on an algorithm found on The StarTrek Gallery
		Tee	Display standard input on screen and redirect it to a file simultaneously	24/03/2003		NT				R		Explained (a little) on my UNIX ports page
		Tomorrow	Display tomorrow's date ("sorted")	29/12/2002			J	K	PS	R	V
		True	Port of UNIX' "true" command	01/04/2003				K		R		See also matching False
		VideoROM	Display video adapter manufacturer info read from video ROM	02/03/2003	D	NT		K		R	V	Perl, batch and Rexx versions use DEBUG.EXE (original idea by ComputerHope). VBScript and KiXtart versions created using Microsoft's Scriptomatic tool.
		Week	Display the current week number	21/08/2001	D	NT	J	K	PS	R	V	DOS batch file uses WeekOfYr.exe.
		Which	Locate the specified program file	23/03/2003	D	NT		K	PS	R		Rexx version also available for OS/2. Explained (a little) on my UNIX ports page.
		WMIGen.hta	This HTA generates Batch, C#, F#, JScript, KiXtart, Object Rexx, Perl, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, VB .NET and VBScript code for WMI queries	19/05/2011								Automatically checks for updates. Based on the example from the Microsoft TechNet ScriptCenter article Scripting Eye for the GUI Guy, with help from the Scripting Guys' Scriptomatic 2.0 and HTA Helpomatic tools and The Script Center Script Repository: Sample Windows PowerShell Scripts. C# code generation with assistance of Bas van der Woude.
		Yesterday	Display yesterday's date ("sorted")	03/09/2001		NT	J	K	PS	R	V