Take Command 21.01

We released Take Command 21.01 this week, and you can download a fully functional evaluation version from our web site. Version 21.01 is a free upgrade to anyone with a v21.0 license.

We have made dozens of minor and major improvements and performance optimizations in version 21.01, primarily in the IDE / batch debugger.

For example, the "CMD Syntax" option maximizes CMD.EXE compatibility and disables TCC-only internal commands, variables, and functions. Some internal CMD / TCC commands will also behave slightly differently in order to match CMD's behavior more closely.

See What’s New in Version 21.01 in the help for details on the changes and new features. 

CMDebug Public Beta

We have a number of users who tell us that they want to use Take Command's batch debugger, but their company only allows the use of CMD.EXE to run batch files.

Although we do our best to ensure that TCC and TCC-RT remain upwardly compatible with CMD.EXE, inevitably a few (mostly obscure) incompatibilities creep in when we add new features to Take Command and TCC.

CMDebug (now available in the public beta version on our web site) is a stand-alone version of the Take Command IDE and batch debugger component.  CMDebug is intended for developers who need to create & debug batch files to run in CMD.EXE (or optionally TCC-RT). 

We are committed to getting CMDebug as close to full CMD.EXE syntax compatibility as possible. Try CMDebug with your most complicated CMD.EXE-only batch files. If they don't work with CMDebug, please send the batch file (and any required support files) to [email protected] and we'll do our best to get them running in CMDebug & TCC.