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- \ EXEC.HLP A utility for calling DOS from Forth. by Tom Zimmer
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- exec.param ( --- a1 )
- The EXEC parameter area array.
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- ss_save ( --- a1 )
- Stack segment save variable.
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- sp_save ( --- a1 )
- Stack Pointer save variable.
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- <exec> ( string --- return-code )
- Pass the NULL terminated string to DOS interupt 21 hex
- command 4B hex as the name of a program to execute.
- return-code is a value that tells you if the program
- completed properly.
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- cmdpath ( --- a1 )
- A handle that contains the complete file specification to
- the COMMAND.COM used to boot the system.
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- initcmdpath ( --- )
- Initialize CMDPATH to contain the current path to COMMAND.COM.
- This word is automatically performed at Forth cold start time.
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- $sys ( countedstring --- f1 )
- Pass the countedstring to COMMAND.COM as a command line.
- A shell is spawned in the process with the "/c" parameter
- included so COMMAND.COM terminates on completion of the
- command line. If a NULL string is passed then the DOS shell
- will be spawned for you to enter one or several command
- lines. You can then return to Forth by typing EXIT <enter>.
-
- ?syserror ( n1 --- )
- Check for three specific error codes n1. The codes examined
- are 2 can't find COMMAND.COM, 8 Not enough memory, and -2
- Requires DOS 3 or higher.
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- sys ( | command --- )
- Accept the command line following SYS as a DOS command line.
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- ` ( command --- )
- A pseudonym for SYS. See also SYS.
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- cmdbuf ( --- a1 )
- A small buffer inserted in the return stack. Used to hold
- the command that gets build for the following DIS commands.
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- "syscommand ( a1 n1 c1 --- )
- Perform a DOS command as specified by a1,n1 the DOS command
- like DIR or COPY, automatically append the remainder of the
- forth command line up to delimiter c1.
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- dir ( <filespec> --- )
- Pass the filespec following DIR to DOS and print a directory
- of the matching filespecs.
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- del ( <filespec> --- )
- Delete the files specified by filespec.
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- chdir ( | <filespec> --- )
- Change the directory to the directory specified by filespec.
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- cd ( | <filespec> --- )
- A pseudonym for CHDIR. See also CHDIR.
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- copy ( <filespec> --- )
- Perform a DOS COPY with the filespec following the COPY
- command.
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- ren ( <filespec> --- )
- Perform a RENAME with the filespec following the REN command.
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- rename ( | <filespec> --- )
- Perform a RENAME with the filespec following the RENAME
- command.
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- "setdrive ( a1 n1 --- )
- Set the drive specified by the string a1,n1 to be the current
- drive. the string should be in the format: " D:" "SETDRIVE.
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- a: ( --- )
- set drive a: as default drive.
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- b: ( --- )
- set drive b as default drive.
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- c: ( --- )
- set drive c as default drive.
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