Weird Failure with Testing the String "plugin"
I was using the SWITCH command to test the values of a string and was getting wrong results. It appears that there is a strange bug in the SWITCH command or a special meaning to the string "plugin"....
View ArticleSELECT highlight does not follow cursor
If I do "select (*)", I get a list of files with the line containing the dot highlighted and the cursor on that line. If I press the down arrow, then the cursor moves down a line, but the highlight...
View ArticleDescription File (Apparently) Getting Locked
I have a script whose intention is to copy file descriptions from the files in one directory to the same file in another directory. When I run it (for example, below I ran copydesc c*.btm dropbat:), I...
View ArticleDirectory History hangs
I start TCC with the /i option. I select a directory from the directory History window. The directory is copied to the command line. TCC hangs. Windows Task Manager shows it is using a lot of CPU. I...
View ArticleQuestion about TPIPE and Pseudo Devices
The documentation for TPIPE says that the input can come from and the output go to CLIP:. What about CLIP#: and TMP#:? If not, I suppose it would be fairly simple to get the same effect using pipes....
View ArticleA Strange Command Line Failure in V34
I have a complex script that I have used for years. It carries out a mailmerge operation, sending personalized copies of messages to a list of recipients. When I tried now to run it for the first time...
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Why is unknown_cmd unable to draw ansi if it’s invoked due to a piped command?
Finding out about unknown_cmd was a game changer for me, because pausing in response to an unknown_command helps stop runaway errant situation. But because I used ANSI color in my response, it was a...
View Articlev34 History Ctrl-K hangs
From the v34 help... /A Add a command to the history list. This performs the same function as the Ctrl-K key at the command line. Click to expand... Code: echo %_isodate ...followed by Ctrl-K keyboard...
View ArticleTCEdit /TAB to open file in an already open TCEdit
I've started TCEdit from the command line, with a file. There is presently no way to open, from the command line, a second file in an already open TCEdit. I would like to suggest that a /TAB command...
View Article%_startpid broken in V34?
When executing: start /c & echo ~%_startpid~ 33.00.20 prints PID: ~25188~ 34.00.19 prints nothing: ~~
View Articletabs auto closing on startup in take cmd 34
I am a long time user of take command, since the early 90's. I have a TCMD.INI file that I copy from my current tcmd to the next, now from tcmd 33 to tcmd 34. I put this in "C\ProgramData\JP...
View ArticleTCC-RT 34 question
I think I am mis-understanding what this program is supposed to do... is it actually supposed to be a usable tcc shell, like tcc/le ?? I've been using tcc/le ever since it was released, and used 4DOS...
View ArticleTCFILTER /C Not Working
The TCFILTER command seems not to work: Code: [TCC34.00.19 | C:\commands\bat] >tcfilter *.bak [TCC34.00.19 | C:\commands\bat] >echo %_tcfilter *.bak [TCC34.00.19 | C:\commands\bat] >tcfilter...
View ArticleUse TCC as a macro language for TCEdit
Many text editors (and IDEs) have a macro language facility. I'm finding that some of the things that I want to do in TCEdit are not possible without the use of an external macro programming language,...
View ArticleTCMD and TCC Colors
Why is it seeming impossible for me to gel these two programs to have black backgrounds? I have tried several variations and I end up with blue.
View ArticleF7-Key Problem
Hello , there is a problem using the F7-key to display filenames. If this key is pressed after TCC reboots and there is more than one file in the directory, TCC will crash. If the F5 key is pressed...
View ArticleVersion 34: INPUT /C Throws an Error When Used Alone
Code: >inkey /c Usage : INKEY [/C /D /K"keys" /M /P /Wn /X] [prompt ] %%varname
View ArticleTake Command / TCC / CMDebug / TCC-RT v34.0.20 Uploaded
I have uploaded v34 build 20 to the web site. 34.0.20 FSEARCH - Fixed problem with double '\' with files in root directory 34.0.20 TCFILTER - Added workaround for Windows bug with the /C option 34.0.20...
View ArticleOffline / Limited Support This Week
I am having shoulder replacement surgery tomorrow, so will be offline for 3-4 days and limited access the remainder of the week. Hopefully back and typing slowly with one hand next week.
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