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- .ma
- DO SCRIPTS»#«
-
- »%t«DO»#« scripts are standard »cy«DOS ASCII text files»#«. They can be
- created with any text editor or word processor which does
- »re«NOT»#« introduce special formatting characters into the script.
- »%t«DO»#« scripts can be of any length. However, scripts containing
- a large number of labels may exceed the memory capacity of your
- computer.
-
- .pg clr ye
- DO.CFG »gray«-- »%t«DO»ye« Configuration Script
- »#«
- The first thing »%t«DO»#« does when started is look in the DOS PATH
- for a special script "»ma«DO.CFG»#«". This script, if found, will be
- executed. It can be used to set up you »%t«DO»#« environment. Typical
- uses would be to set the external editor (»gr«EDIT»#«) and file lister
- (»gr«LIST»#«) you wish to use with »%t«DO»#«. Since "»ye«DO.CFG»#«" is a standard
- »%t«DO»#« script, any commands can be used there.
-
- .pg clr
- »c 2 1«STARTING DO.EXE»#«
-
- To start »%t«DO»#«, from the DOS command line type:
-
- »cy«C> »ye type«DO [{ScriptFile} [{parameters}] [/E|/R]]»pg std«
-
- Where "»ye«{ScriptFile}»#«" is the name of the script you wish to
- run and »ye«{Parameters}»#« are any values to be passed
- to the script. »ye«{ScriptFile}»#« can include a full DOS path
- specification. If only "DO" is entered, »%t«DO»#« starts in
- Interactive mode.
- .pg
-
- You can use »%t«DO»#«'s built in editor to edit the script or any
- other file with less than »ye«64,000»#« characters. To do this,
- enter the "/E" or "/R" switch after the {ScriptFile}.
-
- »bo«/E»#« Edit the indicated file and then return to DOS
- »bo«/R»#« Edit the indicated script then run the script.
-
- Later in this tutorial, we'll look at the built-in editor in
- connection with the EditFile command.
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-
- There is no need to enter the Script file's extension if it
- is the default "»re«SCR»#«". For example:
-
- »cy«C> »ye type pa 2 «DO TEST»std norm«
-
- This command line executes the script TEST.SCR.
-
- »cy«C> »ye type pa 2 «DO TEST.TXT»std«
-
- This command line executes the script TEST.TXT.
-
- »cy«C> »ye type pa 2 «DO TEST 2 XYZ»std«
-
- This command line executes the script TEST.SCR and passes
- the parameters "»cy«2»#«" and "»cy«XYZ»#«". (See "Parameter Passing" for
- more information on passing values to a script).
- .pa 2
-
- If you wish to run a script which does »re«NOT»#« have an
- extension, you must enter the trailing period ("»c 10 0«.»#«"):
-
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-
-
-
- Because »%t«DO»#« reads its scripts from the disk, it must
- always have access to these files. »wh«Do »+re«NOT»wh« place
- »%t«DO»wh« scripts on media that will be removed!»#«
-
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- /BOX 4 2 63 8 14 11 " SPECIAL NOTE "
- /ENDEXEC CLEAR
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