INTERTST.EXE will test whether or not a drive
is ready, and will test remote drives using
DOS 6.0 INTERLINK. INTERTST is able to test
the readiness of a drive without hanging on
the "drive not ready" error message, and is
ideal for preventing a batch file from hang-
ing up if a drive is not ready.
Batch INTERLINK INTERSVR Drive Test
Charles B. Miller

INTERTST.EXE V1.0 Charles B. Miller
Batch File Utility Post Office Box K
(C) Copyright 1993 Charles B. Miller Marshall, Texas 75671

This program may be used free of charge subject to the
Restricted License Agreement as stated below.



AUTHORSHIP
This archive contains one utility named INTERTST.EXE.
PURPOSE
INTERTST is a simple utility which helps you avoid the (A)bort (R)etry (F)ail message by testing a drive first to ascertain that it exists and is ready. This utility was written specifically for testing the ready status of drive letters created with DOS INTERLINK and will accurately test the wired connection between two computers without hanging up if the connection is bad or does not exist. It will also work for testing floppy drives and RAM disks. It has not been tested in a network environment. (The author would appreciate reports from anyone who uses this utility on a LAN.)

The DOS INTERLINK utility (new with version 6.0) has proven to be a simple and convenient way for users to copy files from one computer to another. The INTERLINK facility is a more than adequate way to move files from your laptop computer to a desktop machine. A simple batch file may be created to make this procedure even more convenient.

Most batch file utilities can be used in conjunction with INTERLINK drives, however; none of the batch file utilities I have tested was able to report the readiness of an INTERLINK drive without hanging. In order to avoid the dreaded "Drive not ready (A)bort (R)etry (F)ail" message, I wrote INTERTST to allow the testing of the INTERLINK connection from within a batch file.

USAGE
The following example shows how INTERTST can be used to avoid the error message:


@ECHO OFF
INTERTST D:
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO READY
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO NOTREADY
:READY
ECHO The INTERLINK drive is okay, copying files from C: to D:!
COPY C:\WORDPROC\*.* D:\WORDPROC\ /V
GOTO END
:NOTREADY
ECHO The INTERLINK drive is not connected!
:END


EXIT CODES (ERRORLEVEL)
INTERTST reports the following exit codes:


0 = Specified drive is ready
1 = Specified drive is not ready
2 = Program error or invalaid drive specification entered



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September 30, 1993