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Beta release notes
WB 2019B May 29, 2019 (beta)
DLL 6.18bsb First appearing in WB 2019B
Fixed potential problem in the implementation of the 64-bit WinBatch version of
IntControl 1006.
Addressed issue in the implementation of the DirMake function that prevented the function
from reporting an error when it failed to create a directory under certain conditions.
Add level 11 to the WinVersion function. Level 11 returns the "releaseID" of the current
version on Windows 10 systems. The "releaseID" is the four digit version number associated
with Windows 10 semiannual feature updates. WinVersion returns an empty string when level 11
is used on other versions of Windows.
Modified the AskFileText, AskItemList, and AskTextBox windows to scale proportionately on
high DPI displays when these function's window size is modified using IntControl 62.
Added the LONG_PTR entry point return type to the DllCall and DllCallCdecl functions. Use this
type to indicate that an entry point returns a 64-bit integer when called from 64-bit WinBatch
and a 32-bit integer when called from 32-bit WinBatch.
Fixed Syntax Analyzer's parsing of the dereference operator (*) when directly followed by a
function or user-defined procedure that returns an array. The fix prevents incorrect error
generation when array brackets appear on the end of the call statement for the purpose of
accessing a single array element.
Added new execution mode the RtStatus() function. It returns 16 for WinBatch Console execution
mode when called from a WinBatch Console.
WIL Dialog Editor:
Corrected a defect that prevented the resizing of a dialog on multi-monitor systems when
the editor was displayed on a monitor to the left of a system's primary monitor.
WinBatch Console:
WinBatch Console is a set of new executables that enable the entry and execution of WIL
scripting language statements at a console command prompt. WIL statements can be entered
and executed singly or as a group by switching WinBatch Console to multiline mode.
WinBatch Console consists of 8 32-bit and 8 64-bit programs that follow the same naming
conventions as regular WinBatch with the addition of the letter "C" at the beginning of
each name. For example, the console version of "WinBatch.exe" is "CWinBatch.exe" and
"WinBatch_if.exe" is "CWinBatch_if.exe". The console executables contain the same
manifests for UAC as their regular WinBatch executable counterparts. Like their WinBatch
counterparts, WinBatch Console executables accept a script file name as a command line
argument.
Enable WinBatch Console's multiline mode by typing a WIL statement at the command prompt and
typing a colon( : ) character as the last character on the line after the WIL statement.
Pressing the Enter key after entering the colon key causes the console to enter multiline
entry mode. The console command prompt changes to an ellipsis(...) when the console is in
multiline mode. Once in multiline mode continue entering commands followed by the return key
until your script is complete. Do not add a colon to the end of your WIL statement lines
after entering multiline mode. Execute the console script by pressing the return key on the
empty line after the list statement typed. After the script is executed the console returns
single line entry mode. You can also return to single line mode without executing the script
by pressing the escape key once.
WinBatch Console supports a few special keys to edit, select, copy, paste, and execute
text in the console window. The table below lists the keys with a brief description of
their function.
Key Function
escape - Leave multiline mode or terminate WinBatch Console
end - Move input point to the end of the input line
home - Move input point to the beginning of the input line
tab - Move input point to the next tab stop
left arrow - Move input point one character to the left
back space - Erase character preceding the current input point and moves all
following text back one cell
right arrow - Move input point one character to the right
up arrow - Scroll backward in the statement history buffer
down arrow - Scroll forward in the statement history buffer
delete - Replace character a the cursor with a space
enter - Executes a single WIL statement
- Press twice when console is in mulitline mode to execute all
statements
- Starts a new line when no statement present on the current line
- Starts a new line in multiline mode
- Copies selected text to the system clipboard
ctrl+z - Terminates the WinBatch Console application
ctrl+c - Copies selected WinBatch Console window contents to the system clipboard
ctrl+v - Pastes system clipboard contents into the WinBatch Console window
ctrl+break - Terminates running WIL statements
shift+right arrow - Selects or unselects character and moves selection point to the right
shift+up arrow - Selects or unselects characters up one line and movers selection point
up one line
shift+left arrow - Selects or unselects character and moves selection point to the left
shift+down arrow - Selects or unselects characters down one line and movers selection
point down one line
New WinBatch Console function:
Cout s:expression
Cout is a console only function that evaluates "expression" and displays the result as text
in the console window's client area. "Expression" cannot be a full WIL statement.
expression - Can be any valid WIL language expression that can be represented as text.
Valid WIL expressions include variable names, string and numeric literals,
WIL constants, functions with their parameters, and operators with their
operands with the exception of the assignment operators.
Cout differs from other WIL function because it does not require opening and closing
parentheses. if Cout is placed in a script that is executed outside of WinBatch Console,
it has no effect and always returns 0.
Cin s:prompt
Cin returns text typed by an interactive user before the user pressed the return key.
Cin is a console only function that displays the "prompt" text on a new line in the console
window. The function then pauses until an interactive user press the return key.
prompt - string used as a command line prompt. Can be any valid string literal or varaible
containing a value that can be converted to text.
Cin differs from other WIL functions in that it does not require opening and closing
parentheses. When Cin is used outside the context of a WinBatch Console, it has no effect
and always returns 0.
WinBatch Studio:
Added new "WinBatch Console" menu item to the "Debug" dropdown menu along with an
associated toolbar button. This menu item and button start an instance of the 32-bit
WinBatch Console application.
