BAT2EXEC

BAT2EXEC is a DOS utility that converts a Batch file to a COM file that (hopefully) works the same. It was developed by Ziff Communications and Douglas Boling.

It was originally released via an article in the August 1990 issue of PC Magazine.

Discussion
More research is needed regarding version 1.0. There are probably at least two versions of it, with one named "BAT2COM" instead of "BAT2EXEC".

Identification
Files compiled by v1.5 have an ASCII signature at offset 3: "".

Other versions: Undetermined.

Sample files

 * → EQ.COM
 * → LOGTIME.COM
 * → ZIPVIEW.COM

Links

 * Original BAT2EXEC article in PC Magazine, Aug. 1990, p. 415