Please find at the link below samples of PowerBASIC programming
techniques along with several useful fully-functional programs.
http://www.davar.net/PC/PBASIC/PBASIC.HTM
PowerBASIC sup****t 4DOS batch command scripts
-------- PowerBASIC Functions
COMPRES$ Compress character string
DIGITAL% Check character string for digital value (predicate)
LEAP% Check year for leap value (predicate)
PARSE$ Parse character string into substring array
REVERSE$ Reverse character string
TAILSTR$ Get character string tail
TRANS$ Translate character string symbols
VALDGRE% Check date for valid Gregorian value (predicate)
WEEKDAY$ Form day of a week abbreviated name
-------- PowerBASIC Routines
PROGRES Display file processing progress indicator
PROGRTM Display file processing progress indicator
with the elapsed/left time
-------- PowerBASIC Procedures
CONVLNK Convert plain text link list into HTML form
DIR2COP Convert directory into COPY batch script
DSC2REN Convert DESCRIPT.ION into rename *.BAT
RENPHOT Rename digital photo image JPG files
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PowerBASIC links
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Best regards,
Vladimir Veytsel
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