JSI Tip 8250. Bill Stewart's freeware Batch Script Tools 2.5.

CCase

Converts standard input to upper or lowercase, and writes to standard output.

ColorX

Echoes the current screen colors to standard output, or sets the colors for the next text to be written to standard output.

DateX

Echoes the current date, a specified date, or an offset of either the current date or a specified date to standard output in a variety of formats.

DriveX

Returns the drive type for the current or a specified drive as an exit code, or echoes drives of a specified type to standard output.

EchoX

Echoes text to standard output in a specified color. Supports several escape characters and a formatting width and alignment.

FInfo

Echoes information about one or more files to standard output.

IfX

Case-insensitive string or or numeric comparison of two arguments (not needed on WinNT).

LineX

Counts the number of lines in standard input; prints a specific line, a range of lines, or a specified number of lines from the beginning or end of standard input. Can also output in reverse order.

S2V

A real-mode MS-DOS program that reads the first line of standard input and stores it into an environment variable (non-functional, and not needed, on WinNT).

ShellEsc

For each line of standard input, inserts a shell escape character (^) before each reserved shell character, and writes it to standard output.

SleepX

Pauses a script for a specified period of time. Can display a prompt, and can optionally be interrupted by a keystroke.

Str

Counts characters in a string, echoes a string in upper or lowercase, and searches for one string in another.

Tee

Writes each line of standard input to a file and to standard output simultaneously.

TempName

Generates a temporary unique file or directory name.