WCL2.WCL (VERSION 1.0)                  Copyright (c) 1994, Douglas Boling
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                 First Published in PC Magazine June 28, 1994 (Utilities)
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WCL2 by Douglas Boling

PURPOSE:

         WCL2 - WINCMD Library 2 - is a second add-on library for WINCMD,
PC Magazine's batch-language utility for Windows. WCL2 can be used in
conjunction with WCLIB, the first add-on library. WCL2 requires Version
1.3 of WINCMD.

SETUP:

	To upgrade to the new version of WINCMD, simply copy the new
WINCMD.EXE over the old one. To install WCL2, copy the file WCL2.WCL into
the same directory.

REMARKS:

        WCL2 contains 21 new WINCMD functions in six different groups.
Four new String functions - Val, Chr, InStr, and Reverse - let you convert
a character to its ASCII code and back again, locate substrings within a
string, and reverse the order of a string. The six filename
functions - FullPath, GetFileDrive, GetFileDir, GetFilePath, GetFileName,
and GetFileExt - return the full pathname of a file or any component of
the filename. You can obtain the device, path, filename, or file extension
of a file.

The two file-processing functions - FileOpenBox and FileSaveBox - let you
access the standard Windows dialog box for opening and saving files.
The two keyboard-monitoring functions let you detect whether a key is
being pressed and whether it is in a shifted state.

The three Window functions - SetWindowText, ShowWindow, and IsRunning - 
let you set the title text of a window and let you make a window visible
or invisible. The IsRunning function lets you detect whether a specified
program is loaded in memory.

The GetDate and GetTime functions return the system date and time in the
formats mm/dd/yy and hh:mm:ss. The GetTime function uses a 24-hour clock.
The .INI file functions - ReadINIData and WriteINIData - let you read and
write to .INI files from your WINCMD programs, locating the appropriate
sections and keys.
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Douglas Boling is a Contributing Editor of PC Magazine.
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