21 freeware console tools released :)

Txs, i will give it a shot

 

Just to expand on that, Windows searches through directories specified in a global variable called path, and you can see these directories by simply typing "set path" at the command prompt. You should see your Windows directory, the Windows system32 directory and a few others, and you can also see the search order that they're in.

Like you've found it's easiest to simply copy console tools (including the DiamondCS ones) to your Windows or system32 directory, but you can also keep them in a seperate directory such as C:\Console\, but you then need to add that directory to the path variable.

 

How do you change/add path variables?

 

Right-click on My Computer and select Properties
Go to the Advanced tab, and press the Environment Variables button
Here you can edit system variables, including the one we want - Path

 

Microsoft have a lot more detailed information on this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310519&sd=tech
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=100843
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/.../all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_shelloverview.mspx

 

while most folks that would find manually editing the registry daunting
would also likely not be playing with these tools
there is a freeware shell extention that will do the same thing
Drop To DOS
Ive used it for a few years now, it certainly is quicker to install

 

As Wayne has already introduced Microsoft links:-

A direct link to Microsoft Command-line reference A-Z

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx

 

Dont forget the first line

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open Command Window Here"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""

 

good collection. I can't wait to test them.

 

Well, I think it's time to find bugs in these beta tools, right ?

I found one in the HTTPGet tool :

try to download the following URL : http://pdf.20minutes.fr/journal/20060719_STR.pdf

If you download it with Firefox or IE, it works and you can view the PDF file.
But HTTPGet seems to download only part of the file, and the end is truncated.

If DCS developpers think it's worth investigating, I would love to see a working version of this tool !

Looking for a reply ...

 

I tried another version of HTTPGet which works (at least for the sampled URL in my previous post).

The working version is the one included in the package at :
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/downloads/consoletools.zip

The "buggy" version (which I thought was the same file, but it's not) is the single file downloadable at :
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/downloads/httpget.zip