Escape all plus signs in a 3rd party batch file
I have a .bat file, written by a 3rd party. It's meant for plain cmd and it uses lots of plus signs "+". Seems that in TCC "+" is a special char, that needs to be escaped ("^" or "&"). Is there a...
View ArticleNew Fonts
Is it possible to add new fonts in Take Command? for example Segoe UI Variable which is from what I understand the default font in Windows 11. In TCMD Options there is a "Show more fonts" link on the...
View Articlepossible bug with %@TRUENAME[] on filenames with semicolons in them
I know❟ I know.... Don’t have semicolons in filenames. But when one is dealing with prenamed files (100❟000+ in a music collection)❟ or files renamed by programs that gather information .... These...
View ArticleDirectory history not working with DirHistoryOnEntry=No
Directory history doesn't seem to be working! Code: v:\> option DirHistoryOnEntry DirHistoryOnEntry=No v:\> cdd c:\ c:\> cdd d:\ d:\> cdd t:\ t:\> dirhistory | tail /n 5...
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Python with TCC Problems
It's probably an artifact of my ignorance but I'm having problems trying to use and understand TCC support for Python. TCC 33.00.20 x64 Windows 11 [Version 10.0.26100.2605] $which python python is an...
View ArticleFound a way to crash it with a mere echo statement
Discovered this one by accident! Code: setdos /x-3 setdos /c%@CHAR[1] echo 100%%@CHAR[8221] The smart quote is what breaks it. The char[8221]. It’s fine without it. It hangs indefinitely with it....
View ArticleIs there a problem with emails on your side?
I sent 2 emails (1st six days ago almost, 2nd 1 day ago almost) because a question about the Key for Beta v34. No answer received till now. I wonder if there is a problem on your side with emails?
View ArticleSETDOS suggestions
Yeah, I know. But these should reduce support requests: 1. Doc change: Document that SETDOS /C /E and /P accept numeric character values, as well as literal characters. This syntax is less confusing...
View ArticleRECYCLE command dialog
In v34, RECYCLE by itself brings up the command dialog. In v33, RECYCLE by itself displays the recycle bin status. Can others please verify if this is so on your system as well? Joe
View ArticleDirectory history broken
I'll try again. Below, I'm using the same INI file in both v34 and v33. It contains DirHistoryOnEntry=No. In v34 I get no directory history entries. In v33 I get the expected ones. [If I switch to...
View ArticleTake Command v34 Public Beta Build 14 Uploaded
I have uploaded build 14 of the v34 public beta to the website. This build has a lot of fixes for various Windows API bugs / shortcomings when displaying double-wide characters and surrogate pairs....
View Article%@REPEAT something with a space at the end
Just trying to %@repeat a character with a space after it and i can’t.... There’s gotta be an easy way I’m missing.
View ArticleRemoveAfter
Hello all. I needed a utility to keep a set of backup files to a certain number of days before today. For example, delete all *.backup files older than 90 days. I created this simple library function,...
View ArticleSorted list of all msedge.exe processes by PID
I wanted a sorted list of all msedge.exe processes by PID. Code: E:\Utils>echo %@pid[msedge.exe,+] 14936 15036 15276 15284 14664 15452 15476 15528 16128 18500 17272 12228 2484 17068 17328 7024 21308...
View ArticleTCEDIT Help button doesn't work
If I click on the Help button inside the the following options, it doesn't work (nothing happens). With the help menu itself (question mark menu) it works. This is no problem within TCMD but in TCEDIT...
View ArticleBeta 34.0.14 help command switch /?
In Beta 34 (at least in build 14), the Code: help /? shows the following (german here): Code: Anzeige von Hilfetexten für interne Befehle. HELP [Thema] This seems no more correct since help won't...
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[v33.00.16] help command with no recognized string does crash script engine...
If I type - for example - the following: help bla it opens this way: ... after if I type a search term, the script engine crashes:
View ArticleUsing TPIPE to Convert to Sentence Case
Code: TCC v34.00.14 Windows 10 The TPIPE help says; Converts all text to Sentence case ie the first word in every sentence is capitalized, all other letters are left as is. Sentences start after...
View ArticleHow to make it safe to edit a BAT file while running?
Is there any way to load the entire bat file into memory (or at least an intermediate file) such that editing a bat file won’t affect it as you run it?
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