Commands'Section at Dr.Batcher Web Site

We are glad to introduce the new section of drbatcher.com. It is called Batch File Commands and here you can find a lot of information about the most commonly used batch file commands.
If you have any suggestions or improvements please contact us.
Also we are glad to announce that we have started woring on Dr.Batcher 3.0. Hope we'll be able to release the beta version of it up to the New Year.

Dr.Batcher 2.3.2 Is Out!

We are glad to announce Dr.Batcher 2.3.2 - the new version of award-winning tool designed to create batch files. Here is  the list  of new features and improvements in this version:

• Highlighting labels in source code
• Support for dragging commands from left panel to souce code in Professional mode
• 'Never Ask Again' option in 'Delete Command' prompt in Simple mode
• Highlihting opening and closing brackets in Professional mode
• Lots of bugfixes

Download Dr.Batcher from official Web site.

Dr.Batcher 2.3.1 Is Available

We are glad to introduce Dr.Batcher 2.3.1 - the new version of award-winning tool designed to create batch file. In this version you'll find:

• Checking for existance of files in list while adding to EXE or backup
• Parsing '^' character in a right way
• Automatic update enhanced
• Lots of small bugfixes

Download Dr.Batcher from official Web site.

Dr.Batcher 2.3 Extends Features of BAT-to-EXE Converter

The new version of Dr.Batcher, the award-winning tool to create and edit batch files, offers new features of BAT-to-EXE Converter. Now users can protect the output files with password and include folders and subfolders along with the batch file.

Dr.Batcher offers its users full-featured Batch-to-EXE conversion wizard that helps one to turn batch file into Windows executable file. User can add additional files that are needed for the batch file to run and protect the output file from reverse engineering. Now user can also protect the EXE file from an unauthorized running and include folders as well as simple files.

Among the other changes coming with version 2.3, one can meet saving the position of caret in Professional mode editor while switching between the opened files, enhanced support for different encodings in console output bar and small optimizations in batch files execution module.

Dr.Batcher 2.2.1 Is Available!

Though Dr.Batcher has quite a long development history, new versions of this software don't appear very often. We are glad to announce the new version of our award-winning tool to create batch file.

What will you find in this new version? Here is the list of new features:

• added context menu for tabs
• indication of executing scripts in tabs captions
• CABARC in the list of supported commands
• own console output for each opened file
• undo close tab
• updated help file & printable manual.

 As usual, you can download Dr.Batcher from its official Web site.

New Version of Dr.Batcher Offers Backup Script Wizard

The new version of Dr.Batcher, the award-winning tool for creating and editing batch files, comes with support for creating full-featured backup and restore scripts in a few clicks.

Version 2.2 of Dr.Batcher, a powerful tool for batch files creation and editing designed both for advanced users and newbies, offers brand new Backup Script Wizard. Now one can create compressed (ZIP, CAB archive formats supported) or uncompressed backups with the help of batch scripts, and restore them. All compressed backups can be protected with passwords, also the level of compression is changeable.

It should be noticed that the new version of Dr.Batcher comes with multi-document tabbed user interface. Now one can easily move from one batch file to another during programming them and make changes in many files without opening and closing each of them. Dr.Batcher can automatically load all recently opened files, so user doesn’t have to remember all of them.

Among other changes, in Dr.Batcher 2.2 one can meet support for automatic adding the copyright message on the top of the script, support for auto-saving scripts after the specified period of time, updated settings.

Dr.Batcher still provides users both with professional script editor and simple editor for those who don’t know batch files syntax well. The application comes with support for dozens of most commonly used DOS and Windows commands, also users can extend the list by writing their own XMLs with commands descriptions. While editing a batch file, user can switch between visual editor (Simple mode) and text editor (Professional mode) any time he wants.

How to Start a Batch Script in Background Mode

It is sometimes useful to run batch scripts in a background mode without showing users the console window with the script's input and output. There are dozens of service scripts that perform some tasks while the user is working with its usual software. But there is a problem to start all these scripts in a background mode.

Let us remind that our award-winning batch files editor Dr.Batcher lets you compile a batch file to Windows executable (EXE). While compiling you can choose option to run the output EXE in invisible mode, i.e. without showing any windows at all. You can also include all necessary external files like 3rd-party console programs or additional scripts. The compiled executable file can be run on any Windows PC or laptop without any additional software installing.
So don't forget that Dr.Batcher lets you compile your batch scripts into Windows executables!

Dr.Batcher 2.1.5 is Released

We are glad to introduce the new version of our award-winning software to create batch files. In this version added French translation, support for checking used bookmarks on toolbar, small bugfixes.
Click here to download it right now. Hope you'll enjoy our work.

Dr.Batcher 2.1.4 Is Released

We are glad to introduce an update for our award-winning batch files editor. In this version you will find the following new features:

• tab-bar with bookmarks in professional mode;
• support for declining use of unnecessary list parameters in simple mode;
• support for viewing latest post from 'World of Batch Files' blog on start;
• 10 new examples;
• improved compatibility with Windows 7 64-bit;
• lots of bugfixes.

Hope you'll enjoy this update.

What Does Bring Dr.Batcher 2.1.3?

We are glad to introduce Dr.Batcher 2.1.3. This version fixes a lot of issues reported by the users of 32-bit version of Windows 7, in the following version we are going to fix issues with running Dr.Batcher under 64-bit Winfows 7. What else will you find in this version? Here is the complete list of new features:

• new options for changing the way of starting Dr.Batcher;
• support for storing spaces between command name and its parameters;
• tabbed "Common Options" dialog;
• improved compatibility with 32-bit Windows 7;
• small bugfixes.

Here are some screenshots of the new Common Options dialog:

Hope you'll enjoy our work. Please remember that you are always welcome with your reports and suggestions.

We're Going to Launch New Site for Dr.Batcher

Mental Works Computing Software is proud of announcing Dr.Batcher's new site under construction. This site will not be just the re-designed old one. We are going to create special new section with tips and articles on batch files. Of course, the design will also be updated. The site will look much better and it'll be easier to navigate on it. Also we plan to create video-tutorials on creating batch files for different purposes with help of Dr.Batcher. Hope you'll be able to enjoy it all in a month or two.

Dr.Batcher 2.1 Is Released

Today we're glad to introduce new version of Dr.Batcher. Though there is a lot of different small improvements in it, the main difference between this and previous versions is support for compiling batch files to EXEs. We've tried to make the process of EXE creation as handy as possible, so today you can find a new wizard in Dr.Batcher (choose "Tools" -> "Compile EXE File"). The wizard look like this:


You can find detailed information about the new version of Dr.Batcher here. Hope you'll enjoy it. You are still always welcome to send your suggestions and reports at support@m-w-c-s.com.

Dr.Batcher 2.0.3 Is Out

We're glad to introduce Dr.Batcher 2.0.3 - a new version of the award-winning batch files editor. In this version you will find:

• Search features in 'Add command' window (see screenshot)
• Support execution of a script without saving it
• Support for sending bug reports from menu
• 9 new examples
• Small bugfixes.

You can find new version of Dr.Batcher here. Hope you'll enjoy it.

Dr.Batcher's Roadmap

Some people ask us 'When are you going to release in Dr.Batcher?'. Of course, Dr.Batcher's development goes not very fast, but still we decided to continue it, and you'll see new features in our software soon.
Version 2.1: support for compiling batch files to EXEs;
Version 2.2: tab-based multi-document (MDI) interface;
Version 3.0: debugger for batch scripts;
Version 3.1: mixed (both Simple and Professional on the same screen) mode;
Version 3.2: handier professional mode editor;
Version 3.3: handier simple/mixed mode editor.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to contact us via e-mail (support@m-w-c-s.com) or leave your comments here!

Dr.Batcher 2.0.2 is released

After half a year of break Dr.Batcher 2.0.2 is released. In this version you will find:

• group "echo" and "@" modifiers;
• pop-up menu in Simple mode;
• new options;
• support for adding unknown commands in Simple mode;
• 'Do not print this command in console during the execution' option in command editor;
• new 'Create Batch File' dialog;
• fixed parsing TAB characters;
• small bugfixes in UI.

Here you can see how new 'Create Batch File' dialog looks:
You can find new version of Dr.Batcher here. Hope you'll enjoy it.

Buy Dr.Batcher with 40% discount on December 27

Mental Works Computing Software and Bits du Jour offer you special 40% discount for Dr.Batcher on December 27, 2009. Only that day you will be able to buy Dr.Batcher only for $17.97 and receive all benefits of the registered version of Dr.Batcher including:
* Unlimited time of use without nag-screens and other reminders
* All functions of the registered version
* Top-priority support
* Free minor updates (i.e. from version 2.0 to versions 2.1, 2.2, etc.)
* Money back guarantee within 30 days of the product purchase
Tell your friends and co-workers about this offer! Save your time and your money with the help of Dr.Batcher!
Details here: http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/drbatcher/

Dr.Batcher 2.0.1 Is Released

We're glad to introduce Dr.Batcher 2.0.1, a new version of our award-winning batch files creation utility. Though this is just a minor update, it brings some really useful features and improvements for every user of Dr.Batcher. Here are some of them:

• Support for nested compound commands
• Support for extended 'IF' syntax
• Arabic translation
• Batch scripts parser improved
• Lots of small bugfixes.

You can download a new version here. Hope you'll enjoy it.

Dr.Batcher 2.0 Is Finally Out!

I'm glad to introduce Dr.Batcher 2.0. This version of this batch files editor is designed to make them handier for all kinds of users. I won't speak much about it, just show you the list of features of the new version. New features are highlighted with bold text.

• Simple mode: create BAT files with visual editors and wizards
• Professional mode: create BAT files with full-featured and highly customizable text editor with syntax highlighting, code tooltips, lines numbering and bookmarks
• Easy switching between different modes of batch file editor
• Built-in support for most commonly used standard Windows and DOS commands
• Support for easy search of additional information on commands in the Web via Google, Yahoo, MSN Search
• Support for looking through environment variables and copying their values
• Expandability: easy to add new commands through XML files with their descriptions
• Support for BAT scripts in Windows and DOS encoding, fast conversion of text from one encoding to another
• Support for automatic updates
• Exporting BAT files to HTML, RTF (Microsoft Word), TeX and printing them with syntax highlight
• Support for changing language of Dr.Batcher's user interface
• Windows 7 support
• Templates and examples

Some notes on commands and examples. In this version Dr.Batcher supports about 140 standard commands. This number is much greater than number of commands in versions 1.x (about 70 commands). Amount of the provided examples has also grown. Hope you'll find really useful ones among them.
Of course, still there is a lot of work on Dr.Batcher to be done. Subscribe the RSS Feed on Dr.Batcher's Web site to follow our news!