Subj : Re: Windows 2000 and legacy programs
To   : Steven.Horn
From : Tony Ingenoso
Date : Sat Feb 24 2001 04:31 am

From: "Tony Ingenoso" <tonyi@attglobal.net>

ex.  COMMAND /C DIR

Shows shortname DOS'iod filenames.  In your case do:

COMMAND /C WHATEVER.BAT

<Steven.Horn@harborwebs.com> wrote in message
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> Tony Ingenoso (1:379/45) wrote to Steven.Horn at 02:11 on 23 Feb 2001:
>
>  TI> You are undoubtedly getting bonked by the gulf between the
>  TI> protected mode command processor and COMMAND.COM processor.
>  TI> Protected mode command line WILL run the DOS app, but the return
>  TI> codes don't propagate well between the different worlds.  Gotta
>  TI> force it all into a DOS mode command processor.
>
> Thanks for the tip.  I may need more information though.
>
> Take care,
>
> Steven Horn (shorn@yknet.ca)
> Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT and CAN_SYSLAW
> --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
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