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From: Gerald Miller 
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 03 10:32:26 +0100
Subject: sched.btm - dayboot replacemnt
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Hello Bob,

    Responding to a post in the 4DOS area:
    On Thursday December 04 2003 at 16:02,
    Bob Brisco [1:229/650.100] wrote to Jasen Betts,
    about: sched.btm - dayboot replacemnt

 JB>> if "%1"=="HELP" .or. "/HELP"=="%1" .or. "%1"=="-HELP" %=
 JB>>  ( *ffind  /VMKT"%@char[58]!" %_BATCHNAME | *list %+ goto usage )

 BB> I see a problem the way you have this %1 can only be: ("HELP" or
 BB> "/HELP"). The user can input: help helP heLp Help . . .

 BB> What you need to do is:

 BB> if "%@UPPER[%1]" =="HELP" .or. "/HELP"=="%@UPPER[%1]" .or.
 BB> "%@UPPER[%1]"=="-HELP" %=


 BB> The above converts the %1 INPUT to ALL UPPER Case.
 BB> It does NOT change the Value of %1.

 BB> Try having %1 be "HeLp", see what happends.

I tried:

    sched HeLp
    sched hElP

etc., and didn't have any problems, but I can't see anything wrong with
incorporating your suggestion.


           Thanks ... Gerald

... You can't direct the wind. But, you can adjust your sails!