Project BetterBatch

Project BetterBatch is a collection of useful batch plugins.

Current batch plugins

1. MCONST plugin - mconst.bat - Math constants for batch, view code for more details
2. MATH plugin - math.bat - Floating-point operations in batch, requires Python interpreter
3. SVTOCMD plugin - svtocmd.bat - Allows you to set a variable to the output of a command.
4. TRIG plugin - trig.bat - Trigonometric functions in batch

How to use plugins

In order to use these as commands (without file path and .bat extension) you need to either add the files to a directory that is included in %PATH% or add the current directory to %PATH%.

MCONST Plugin

Sets the following variables.

   mconst.pi = 3.141592653589793 = pi
   mconst.phi = 1.61803398875 = phi (golden ratio)
   mconst.e = 2.718281828459045 = e (Euler's number)
   mconst.r2 = 1.41421356237 = square root of 2
   mconst.r3 = 1.73205080757 = square root of 3
   mconst.tau = 6.28318530718 = tau (2*pi)

More constants will be made in the future.

Usage

call mconst

MATH Plugin

Adds floating-point support to batch. Requires Python interpreter.

  Usage:call math [expression]
  e.g: call math 1.56+55.753

SVTOCMD Plugin

Allows you to set a variable to the output of a command. Can be used with MATH plugin and TRIG plugin.

  Usage: call svtocmd [variable] = "[command]"
  e.g: call svtocmd val = "echo hi"
  Example of use with MATH plugin: call svtocmd num = "math 345.7"
  Example of use with TRIG plugin: call svtocmd num = "trig sin 45 deg"

TRIG plugin

Use trigonometric functions in CMD and batch. Requires Python interpreter.

  Usage: call trig [function] [value] [deg/rad]
  e.g. call trig sin 60 deg

Please note that for the trigonometric function names, the list that you can get using Python:help(math) should be used.

EXP plugin

Use exponents in CMD and batch. Requires Python interpreter.

  Usage: call exp [number] [exponent]
  e.g. call exp 3 4

More plugins and scripts will be added soon.