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- File : OSCLI
- Date : 12-Jan-96
- Author : © A.Thoukydides, 1995, 1996
- Description : Description of the PC OSCLI command that is part of the ARMEdit
- suite.
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- The "OSCLI" command allows RISC OS *commands to be executed from the DOS
- command line. To use this command it is necessary to load the ARMEdit module
- before starting the PC front-end.
-
-
- USAGE
-
- The syntax is:
-
- OSCLI [/?] [/S] <Command>
-
- where
-
- /? - Displays some help text.
- /S - Prevents redirection of output through DOS.
- <Command> - The command to execute.
-
- Note that to prevent DOS from changing the command it is a good idea to place
- it in quotation marks.
-
- By default output from the command is written to standard output. This
- allows, for example, piping to the MORE filter. To prevent this behaviour it
- is possible to specify the "/S" switch.
-
- Due to the way in which this command operates, strange behaviour can
- sometimes be produced. Some RISC OS commands can cause the computer to crash,
- so be careful with it. Another point to note is that commands that require
- action to be taken by a WIMP task, such as Filer_Run will not take effect
- until the PC enters multitasking mode.
-
-
- THINGS TO DO
-
- The following are changes that may be made to the OSCLI command sometime in
- the future.
-
- Connect the DOS input and output streams to the RISC OS *command. This
- will require the PC to be running in a window, and the *command in a
- TaskWindow. It will probably be best if this waits until the !ARMEdit
- application has been written.
-
-
- VERSION HISTORY
-
- 0.00 (12-Nov-95) Original development version.
-
- 0.01 (14-Nov-95) Added version number and copyright message.
- Output is passed through the standard output of the DOS
- command.
-
- 0.02 (17-Nov-95) Uses correct HPC service identifier.
- Changed to a .COM file to make it smaller.
- Made redirection of output optional and added help text.
-
- 0.04 (16-Dec-95) Uses real HPC.
-
- 1.00 (12-Jan-96) First official release version.
-