XXCOPY TECHNICAL BULLETIN #43

From:    Kan Yabumoto           tech@xxcopy.com
To:      XXCOPY user
Subject: XXConsole --- A Super Console Generator for Windows Vista
Date:    2007-09-01
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Introduction:

    As a bonus feature of the new Vista-compatible XXCOPY, when the
    application is installed, a shortcut icon will be created on the
    Desktop which will open up a console window (CMD.EXE) with the
    Administrator privilege.  Under a UAC-enabled Vista environment,
    the command console with the elevated privilege is probably the
    best way to run XXCOPY and batch files alike.
 
    Rather than adding the one-time-only function into the XXCOPY
    program, we chose to segregate the shortcut-creation function into
    a stand-alone utility program in order to keep XXCOPY's size small.
    Although it is a humble one-trick pony, we decided to publish
    the tool as freeware for personal use.  It is called XXConsole.
 
     
      
 
    It provides a single-page dialog which combines the four-page
    Property sheet of the CMD.EXE shortcut.  Indeed, all of the
    functionality provided by XXConsole are available from the CMD.EXE
    property sheet except for the several embedded icon images.
 
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       It is almost embarrassing to call it a new utility program.
       However, we thought there may be someone who might find it
       useful.  So, we decided to make it look half way decent and
       added the install/uninstall feature as well.
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Command Line Invocation Syntax:

    This utility can be invoked from a command line (also suitable
    for a batch file invocation).

    xxconsole.exe  [ switches...]

      where switches may be zero or more of the following:

         /fs:<n>        font size                     (4 - 72)
         /ra:0          disables run as administrator
         /ra:1          enables  run as administrator (for Vista)            
         /sw:<n>        screen buffer width           (1 - 1024)
         /sh:<n>        screen buffer height          (1 - 9999)
         /ww:<n>        console window width          (1 - 1024)
         /wh:<n>        console window height         (1 - 128)
         /tr:<n>        text color value red          (0 - 255)
         /tg:<n>        text color value green        (0 - 255)
         /tb:<n>        text color value blue         (0 - 255)
         /br:<n>        bgnd color value red          (0 - 255)
         /bg:<n>        bgnd color value green        (0 - 255)
         /bb:<n>        bgnd color value blue         (0 - 255)
         /start         starts immediate action
         /uninstall     uninstalls this program
         /?             displays the command syntax (this message)


         Unspecified values are set to respective default values.

    Tip: You may add any of the above switches as the command arguments
         for a XXConsole.EXE shortcut (without the /start switch) to
         override the built-in default values to suit your taste.


Changing the Settings after Icon is created:

    The XXConsole application helps you create a shortcut icon for
    the console for the first time.  After the shortcut is created,
    any subsequent change in its parameters must be made through the
    property sheet (by right-click of a mouse on the shortcut).

    Similarly, other parameters that are not specified by the
    XXConsole application should be made from the property sheet.


Download XXConsole:

    The XXConsole Program is available for personal (non-commercial) use,
    free of charge.  For commercial use (in corporate enviroments) or
    for mass distribution/deployment, please contact Pixelab for pricing.

       http://www.xxcopy.com/download/xxconsole.zip

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