Source code for usrinput.cmd

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REM * Ask for USeR INPUT and store it in variable USRINPUT

REM * OS/2 version

REM * Written by Rob van der Woude

SET USRINPUT=

REM * Turn on ANSI key translation (translate Enter

REM * key to F6+Enter sequence) and ask for input:

ECHO ←[13;0;64;13pEnter one word only . . .

REM * Copy entered text to temporary file:

COPY CON %TEMP%.\~USRINP.TMP

REM * Turn off ANSI key translation and clear irrelevant screen output:

ECHO ←[13;13p←[3A←[K←[1B←[K←[1B←[K←[2A

REM * Add empty line to temporary file. The empty line

REM * will be used to stop DATE asking for new date.

ECHO.>> %TEMP%.\~USRINP.TMP

ECHO.>> %TEMP%.\~USRINP.TMP

REM * Create a temporary batch file that will store the

REM * entered text into the environment variable USRINPUT:

TYPE %TEMP%.\~USRINP.TMP | DATE | FIND "):" > %TEMP%.\~USRINP.CMD

REM * Create more temporary batch files. Add

REM * more command line parameters if necessary,

REM * as in: ECHO SET USRINPUT=%%3 %%4 %%5 %%6 %%7 %%8 %%9>CURRENT.CMD

ECHO SET USRINPUT=%%3>CURRENT.CMD

REM * VOER.CMD and TYP.CMD are replacements for CURRENT.CMD for Dutch

REM * OS/2 versions; add your own language versions if necessary:

ECHO SET USRINPUT=%%6>VOER.CMD

ECHO SET USRINPUT=%%4>TYP.CMD

REM * This temporary batch file now sets the variable USRINPUT:

CALL %TEMP%.\~USRINP.CMD

REM * Display the result:

ECHO You typed: ←[1m%USRINPUT%←[0m

ECHO.

PAUSE

REM * Finally, clean up the mess of temporary files:

FOR %%A IN (%TEMP%.\~USRINP.CMD %TEMP%.\~USRINP.TMP VOER.CMD TYP.CMD CURRENT.CMD) DO DEL %%A