::: RC8

  if not defined vers set vers=v8.5.7.84

::: SAMPLE USAGE and Function
::: set /a base=10 & set /a exponent=5
::: set fn="%bats%\exponential_powers.bat"
::: call %fn% answer %baseNum% %exponent%
::: echo . & echo The Answer for 10\5 is: %answer%.
::: echo . & pause & echo .

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:powers <intVar rslt, intVar base, intVar expo>
  setlocal
  set rslt=%~1 & set base=%~2
  set expo=%~3 & set /a answ=1
  for /l %%n in (1, 1, %expo%) do (
    if %answ% gtr 2147483647 pause & break
    if %answ% leq 0 pause & break
    set /a answ*=%base%
    )
  if %answ% gtr 2147483647 (
    goto oops ) else (
      if %answ% leq 0 goto oops )
:end
  endlocal & set %~1=%answ% 
  exit /b %errorlevel%
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:oops
  set answ=That number is out of range.
  goto end


  :::  100%  -JpE-