		bookmark this page - make qweas your homepage
		Help Center - What's New - Newsletter - Press
		Get Buttons - Link to Us - Feedback - Contact Us

WinBatch 2006A - User Guide and FAQ

Screenshots - More Details

What is WIL

Windows Interface Language (WIL) is an easy-to-use yet very powerful general-purpose programming language with over 500 functions for file management, sending keystrokes, disk drive management, directory management, binary file access, multimedia support, DDE support, clipboard handling, system control, program management, string handling, displaying information, user prompting, window management, floating point & integer arithmetic, execution control and more. Many operations that require pages of code in other programming languages can be accomplished with a single WIL function call.

WIL is supported by several Wilson WindowWare products, including WinBatch, WinBatch+Compiler, WebBatch, FileMenu and PopMenu. Some implementations of WIL include capabilities not described here (for example, WebBatch includes functions that are useful only in an Internet World Wide Web server environment, and leaves out those that don't make sense in that environment such as window management).

This help file describes the "standard" set of WIL functions; for details on a particular implementation of WIL please see that program's help file.

What WIL is good for

Using WIL, you can make small batch files to use as system management utilities. Connecting to network servers, printing batch jobs out at odd hours, upgrading software, and metering application use, are just a few of the chores handled by the system utilities made with WIL.

You can also write major business applications. Experience with small utilities encourages the leap to major projects. WIL is the common glue that can bind any off-the-shelf or custom Windows and DOS programs together. Software from any vendor can be combined to make a solution. Automated business solutions save time, save money, and make money for the companies using them to leverage their investment in hardware, software and people.

With the WebBatch implementation of WIL, your Windows NT-based web server can process orders, dynamically respond to visitor choices, manage group discussion lists, and public tech support pages; nearly anything you've seen done on the Internet using Perl or C can often be done much easier and faster using WIL.

What is WinBatch

WinBatch is the Windows desktop automation solution that lets you take nearly anything your computer can do, and assign it to a simple menu selection, command or icon. You've got the power of a complete programming language at your fingertips, so you can create simple, useful applications, like a utility that prints files overnight.

The "WinBatch+Compiler" lets you compile your applications into .EXE files and distribute them to anyone you want, royalty-free - great for network system administrators.

WinBatch controls Windows, Windows applications, and network connections.

WinBatch is one of several Wilson WindowWare products that use our Windows Interface Language (WIL), a full-featured programming language with over 500 functions for controlling nearly every aspect of your computer. Many WIL functions can accomplish more in a single line statement, than what could take pages of forms design, property setting and coding in other programming languages.

What WinBatch can do

WinBatch functions can manipulate:

The operating system
The Windows interface
Any and all Windows applications
Most MS DOS applications
Most networks

WinBatch is often used to assemble reports, install software, automate testing, control processes, acquire data, and add efficiency to the Windows workstation.

WinBatch is optimized for making quick work of custom system management utilities.

Activate one WinBatch icon or file and you can run from one to thousands of operations. One WinBatch script can squeeze any number of operations into a single batch file that runs just like a Windows program. It can run from a Windows shell or any application that can run another application.

With over 500 functions, WinBatch can:

Solve numerous system management problems
Run Windows and DOS programs
Send keystrokes directly to applications
Send menu items directly to Windows applications
Rearrange, resize, hide, and close windows
Run programs either concurrently or sequentially
Display information to the user in various formats
Prompt the user for any needed input
Present scrollable file and directory lists
Copy, move, delete, and rename files
Read and write files directly
Copy text to and from the Clipboard
Perform string and arithmetic operations
Make branching decisions based upon numerous factors
Call Dynamic Link Libraries
Act as an OLE 2.0 automation client
And much, much more

Screenshots - More Details

Search - Download - Store - Directory - Service - Developer Center
© 2006 Qweas Home - Privacy Policy - Terms of Use - Site Map - About Qweas