Probably the last v6.x before trying more enhancements

Nothing exciting yet, except it should work fine for most.

GUI options, key as password, BAT91, skip errors

• skip inaccessible files
• better test of non-writable dir with Desktop fallback
• support for changed locations of default user folders
• makecab single pass (2nd one did not reduce size much)
• simplified expand function
• fix no choices selected, now default
• print total processing time

GUI options, key as password, BAT91

option 1: Input decoding key as password - saved in external file output~key.ini
option 2: Randomize decoding key (use with 1)
option 3: BAT91 encoder instead of BAT85 -1.7% size but uses web-problematic chars <*`%\>
option 4: No long lines (adds more overhead)
option 5: No LZX compression (full size)
option 6: No txt encoding (cab archive only)

~ improved MakeCab ddf generator to handle localized and special characters filenames better
~ two passes MakeCab to reduce size of filenames tree as well
~ improved BAT85 encoder / decoder
~ improved handling of multiple selected files and folders as source
~ prompt to to accept or change the randomized decoding key
~ original cmd / powershell hybrid; script-friendlier $choices variable
~ perfected handling of read-only target folder by saving to user Desktop
~ fixed Choices dialog 1st run warning
~ more descriptive password usage info

2019.06.24: forgot to add a new release

Changelog:
Default to USE_PREFIX=1
Better encapsulation in external scripts by adding at the end of generated output a :bat2file: end

Usage:

• run script once, it will add itself to the Sent to menu
• right-click -> Send to -> Compressed 2 txt on any file, folder, or multiple selection
• a new filename~.bat will be generated in the current folder that you can upload to pastebin, copy-paste in forums etc.

2019.04.24: change dictionary

use $ instead of *

Compressed 2 TXT

Windows 7 support ( PowerShell 2.0 / C# 2.0 )
Very fast encoding and decoding BAT85 class
Multiple file(s) and folder(s) "Send to" selection
Optional line split and prefix

Res2Batch

Attach resource (image, tool, etc.) to batch file using tweaked base85
encoding in jscript (Windows Script Host)

First public release, had many variations over the years for personal usage, time to share it!