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- From: dabl2@nlm.nih.gov (Don A.B. Lindbergh)
- Subject: Re: How to use START /DOS command from Dos box?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.133229.669@nlm.nih.gov>
- Organization: National Library of Medicine
- References: <1992Dec23.234142.22341@nlm.nih.gov> <1992Dec24.094759.23928@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 13:32:29 GMT
- Lines: 35
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- >Um, the docs say that you can*NOT* do this. From the OS/2 command-line,
- >type "HELP START".
-
- Thanks, I did RTFM before posting to the world. Follow your
- own advice, then continue by clicking on EXAMPLES. Follow to the bottom, I
- think you'll be surprised. The docs must be incorrect or document a disabled
- capability.
-
- > START is clearly labeled as an OS/2 command, not a
- >DOS command.
-
- Yes, I can see that. But then look under EXAMPLES.
-
- > And this makes sense, too. OS/2 MDOS is a version of DOS,
- >and DOS does *not* have the ability to create new DOS sessions. :-)
- >
-
- I agree it isn't a normal capability of DOS and does make sense that it only
- works under OS/2 sessions. Still, did I find an error in the documentation
- or am I just not understanding it?
-
- >Nevertheless, you might be able to get around this using a named pipe to
- >communicate with an OS/2 program which *could* launch new sessions.
-
- Hmmm. The problem is (and I know this is a hack way of doing this) we have
- a DOS application which we will eventually migrate to the OS/2 platform.
- In the meantime, we'd like to be able to have that DOS app run under OS/2 in
- a DOS box, and have that app be able to do things like spawn other dos boxes
- from directly within the app. Maybe it just can't be done. Thanks for your
- help and any other further suggestions.
-
- --Don Lindbergh
- dabl2@lhc.nlm.nih.gov
-
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