Revised.... DEC 25, 1990 ----

4DOSMEN2 is the second revision of 4DOSMENU, which has color,
boxed menu, and a method of initiating a second screen menu, 2 of 2.

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The following is a "Reasonable Attempt" to explain, "How to Show",
"Any or All" of selected Aliases in a Menuized manner.

Just follow the arrows.....


AUTOEXEC.BAT
^^^^^^^^^^^^
@echo off
set comspec=c:\4dos.com  (or command.com)
prompt=$_$e[0m$z $e[44m*$e[41mÜÜ$e[0;32m $P $e[33m
path=(see autoexec.bat & put your's here)
setdos /a1 /v1 /c~ /m1 /u1  <------
set tmp=c:\temp           ;Note that the " /c~ " switch in "setdos"
set dszport=2             ;calls upon the " ~ " (tilde) character,
set pktmp=d:\             ;and not the " ^ " (caret) character, to
set arctemp=d:\           ;execute multiple commands on the same line.
set pkzip.cfg=c:\utils
set spat=c:\utils
set ziplev=ex
xx a            <------   ;Executes the ":a" parameter of XX.BAT, below.
cls

XX.BAT
^^^^^
  @echo off
  cls
  goto %1 %2
:a
  alist.bat    <------   ;The line "xx a" of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
:c                       ;executes this ":a" parameter of the XX.BAT file.
  cd\utils               ;See the  ALIST.BAT file below.
  chkdsk c: /F
  cd c:\
  pause
:e
  d:
  set ezrdr=c:\ez
  c:\ez\mark
  c:\ez\ez-rdr
  c:\ez\release
  set ezrdr=
  c:                        ;Note: this XX.BAT file is a condensed
  cls                       ;sample version.
  quit
:r
  echo off
  cd\ezrobo
  set robocomm=c:\ezrobo
  mark
  robocomm
  release
  set robocomm=
  cd c:\
  cls
  quit
:t
  cd\telix
  mark
  telix
  release
  cd c:\
  cls
  quit



ALIST.BAT      <------     ;Called upon by the ":a" parameter of XX.BAT
^^^^^^^^^                  ;which loads the ALIASES with the /r switch,
@echo off
alias /r aliases
1                    <---- ;then executes the the alias "1" in aliases


ALIASES
^^^^^^^
2=cdd c:\~scr1.bat    <----  ;Screen 2 of 2 (See last lines of both Bat's)
3=alias /p~pause~1
4=c:\dos\ldalias.bat~1
5=copy c:\temp\*.qwk b:\~1
A=cdd a:\~1
B=cdd b:\~1
1=cdd c:\~scr.bat   <-----   ;Executes SRC.BAT file....
D=cd\dos~1                   ;which brings up the 4DOS * ALIAS COMMANDS
E=c:\xx e~1                  ;SCREEN MANAGER menu at the C: prompt
F=c:\xx f~1                  ;See SCR.BAT below.
H=c:\xx b~1
Q=c:\ed\q~1
R=c:\xx r~1
S=c:\ship
T=c:\xx t~1
DISPLAY=*list~1
LIST=c:\hdm4\list.com~1
DD=dir/p~pause~1
ER=erase *.*~1
ERB=erase b:*.qwk~1
ERC=erase c:\temp\*.qwk~1
QA=c:\qaa\qa1~1
SC=c:\utils\scan c: /a /m /d~1
M=c:\utils\format~1



SCR.BAT           <--------             ;Executed by the "1" alias
^^^^^^^                                 ;command in ALIASES,
@echo off                               ;"1=cdd c:\~scr.bat"
cls
color bright yellow on blue                         <ÄÄÄÄÄ¿
drawbox 0 0 23 79 2 bright yellow on blue fill blue       ³ Color Box
drawhline 13 0 80 2 bright yellow on blue fill blue       ³ Menu params
screen 0 20 ¹ 4DOS * ALIAS COMMANDS SCREEN MANAGER Ì      ³  (new)
screen 1 72 1 of 2                                  <ÄÄÄÄÄÙ
screen 2 11 E  - EZReader
screen 2 40 F  - Qfiler
screen 3 11 Q  - Qedit
screen 3 40 R  - Robocomm
screen 4 11 S  - Ship
screen 4 40 T  - Telix
screen 5 11 Z  - ReZip Zips
screen 5 40 QA - Q & A
screen 6 11 SC - Virus Scan C:
screen 6 40                    <----   ;test a few of yours here,
screen 7 11                            ;or change them all to yours.
screen 7 40
screen 13 33 ¹ Utilities Ì             ;part of split screen line  (new)
screen 15 5 DK - Diskcopy A:
screen 20 11 F1 - 4Dos Help
screen 21 11 2 -  Screen 2   <---- ;Note: An ALT 255, should be executed (here)
                                   :at column 87 to finish off screen (new)

Place your new and/or revised files, in your boot-up directory.
  (See Sample Files Enclosed)

Corrections and/or improvements to "purpose", are welcome.

Leave message, yours truly, via Channel 1 Communications (617)354-8873
in the 4DOS Conference........Leon Manfredi