add_padding.bat

::: RC4

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::: add_padding.bat  private extension  :::
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::: CALCULATES and Pads %str% to equal  :::
::: the correct string length needed.   :::
::: Simply by adding %addspcs% spaces.  :::
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::: split out from runtime_display.bat  :::
::: v7.9.8.89 20221124005533  by -JpE-  :::
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  if not defined vers set vers=v8.7.0.10 20231108073214 by -JpE-
  ::: NOTE: This is merely a specific Function
  ::: extension for use by runtime_display.bat (only)

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call %strlen% leng1,l1
call %strlen% leng2,line
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:::::: NOW Calc Desired Length :::::::::
set /a desired=(%leng1%-6)
set /a addspcs=(%desired%-%leng2%)
::: And make it ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ longer.
if %addspcs% lss 0 goto return
::::::: Unless already too ^ long ::::::

set newstr=%line%
set /a nnn=(%addspcs%)
set /a num=0
set spc=
::: use ^ whatever char desired here. ::

:padit
set /a num+=1
if %num% gtr %nnn% goto checkit
set newstr=%newstr%%spc%
goto padit

:checkit
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call %strlen% len,newstr
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set /a ok=0
set /a chk=(%leng2%+%addspcs%)
if %desired% equ %chk% set /a ok+=1
if %len% equ %chk% set /a ok+=2
if %len% equ %desired% set /a ok+=4
if %ok% lss 3 echo unverified, Using as was...

if %ok% gtr 4 set line=%newstr%

:return



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