INT 21 - DOS 2+ - "SWITCHAR" - GET SWITCH CHARACTER AX = 3700h Return: AL = status 00h successful DL = current switch character FFh unsupported subfunction Desc: Determine the character which is used to introduce command switches. This setting is ignored by DOS commands in version 4.0 and higher, but is honored by many third-party programs. Notes: documented in some OEM versions of some releases of DOS supported by OS/2 compatibility box always returns AL=00h/DL=2Fh for MS-DOS 5+ and DR-DOS 3.41+ SeeAlso: AX=3701h .