@echo off
:: Alex K. Angelopoulos
:: no warranties; may be reused and reproduced.
:: please address comments and questions to
:: alex@bittnet.com
::
::
:: Works on Windows NT/2000/XP ONLY
:: Launches a WSH script from the command line with 
:: custom title and screen colors
:: after script terminates reverts to original colors
:: usage - requires 3 arguments to be specified.
:: arg 1 is the foreground/background color in standard CMD fashion
:: arg 2 is the window title
:: arg 3 is the full path to the script to be executed.
:: if the script takes arguments, up to 6 may be specified after
:: EXAMPLE 


:: HELP check - if insufficient parameters or standard help
:: parameters given for first command, skips to help
	if {"%1"} == {""} goto :HELPTEXT
	if {%1} == {^/^/} goto :HELPTEXT
	if {%1} == {^/?} goto :HELPTEXT
	if {%1} == {^/h} goto :HELPTEXT
	if {%1} == {-h} goto :HELPTEXT
	if {"%2"} == {""} goto :HELPTEXT
	if {"%3"} == {""} goto :HELPTEXT


color %1
title %2
cscript %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
color
goto eof


:HELPTEXT
	@echo.
	@echo Syntax: %0 ^<xy^> ^<title^> ^<WSH-script^>
	@echo     where xy are hex numbers in the range 0-F:
	@echo     ^<xy^> specifies background/foreground color
	@echo.
	@echo     EXAMPLE:
	@echo     %0 17 Demo c:\go.vbs
	@echo.
	@echo     sets background to dark blue, foreground to white;
	@echo     title displayed will be "Demo" and script c:\go.vbs
	@echo     will be launched via cscript.
	@echo.

:eof