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An anonymous reader writes "I am working on a project that would allow our customers to test our sending different PCL commands to LAN printers. My initial thought was that a DOS batch file will allow users to select some simple options, send the tests to printers, and even generate a small web page which, when launched from the batch file, will provide email feedback on the tool. This all worked. To spice it up I added some ANSI color commands to the menus, though the implementation of that may prove tricky without resorting to .COM files or forcing the load of the ansi.sys via the command.com shortcut. And this implementation goes against my initial idea that I want the entire thing to be contained in a standalone batch file.

My questions are: Is there a better option for this? Are DOS Batch files too 1990's to be taken seriously in 2010? The application need to (1) be simple (2) be easy to update (3) be able to send PCL commands to LAN attached printers and (4) allow email feedback. I don't know what other programming language would allow this and be as simple.

I tend to think that I have found the best tool for the job but if you have another idea let me know. Call me crazy but I love DOS."
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  • I use DOS for automated subversion updates, database rollouts, cleanup routines etc. On PCs, there is no real alternative. There is a huge lava flow of other "shell" languages that come and go on Windows, but DOS is the only one that has lived more than two Windows versions and is installed by default. Unless, off course, you like web page scripts to run in your OS.
  • A "friend" of mine used to always stick a copy of LoveDOS on anyone's computer in college that was left unattended. The ending comment of "Call me crazy but I love DOS" brought these "fond" memories back. It looks like someone has actually archived a copy of it, as well as putting together some screen shots and info about it: http://jeff.rainbow-100.com/?p=100 [rainbow-100.com] Ever since being inflicted with LoveDOS I have set up every computer I own to use a BIOS password.

Today is a good day for information-gathering. Read someone else's mail file.

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