Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Robert Riebisch]

"Roberta Jaskólski" wrote:

>  2008/05/29 01:53 +0200, Eric Auer 
> Alias in freecom command.com just does string substitution
> before the command is actually processed, as far as I remember.
> 
> No better than DOSKEY macros, or Unix aliases, *sigh*

Please change your "QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9" to use
single ">" for quoting. Thanks!

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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Roberta Jask�lski]

 2008/05/29 01:53 +0200, Eric Auer 
Alias in freecom command.com just does string substitution
before the command is actually processed, as far as I remember. 

No better than DOSKEY macros, or Unix aliases, *sigh*


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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Eric Auer]

Hi!

>  2008/05/23 18:15 +0200, Mateusz Viste 
> You could also use the ALIAS command, you wouldn't need separate files
> for all your programs anymore.
> 

> Is this as good as VMS s use of environmental symbols, better than the
> Unix-shell alias because the OS also uses it? An alias that worked at the
> level at which PATH works would be wunderful.

Alias in freecom command.com just does string substitution
before the command is actually processed, as far as I remember.

You can probably ALIAS ls into dir (where dir is inside the
shell) and you can probably ALIAS shuffle into sort (where
sort is a tool which can be found in the PATH) :-). Examples:

alias inf=for %%f in (readm* *.txt *.do? *.diz *.me) do pg %%f
alias ssh=ssh2dos -t vt100 -v -n -g
alias filemave=c:\tools\fmaven\fm3
alias reboot=fdapm warmboot
alias MAKE=echo use tcmake or gnumake please. Make arguments:

The file maven alias is useful because the fmaven directory
is not in my PATH. So it has remote similarity to a symlink.

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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[hsv]

 2008/05/23 18:15 +0200, Mateusz Viste 
You could also use the ALIAS command, you wouldn't need separate files for all 
your programs anymore. 

Is this as good as VMS s use of environmental symbols, better than the
Unix-shell alias because the OS also uses it? An alias that worked at the
level at which PATH works would be wunderful.


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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Larry]

I think that in dos, a call by direct reference is a
transfer, and there will be no return.

You should be able to reference with a "call"
statement, like "call newsub", which will result in a
return to the calling routine after the called batch
file is completed.

--- Halász Sándor Viktor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  2008/05/23 14:20 +0200, Michael Reichenbach
> 
> 2) When I call from within autoexec.bat to test.bat
> file then after
> test.bat is done it won`t jump back to autoexec.bat,
> also if exit is the
> last command. 
> 
> It is a weakness of DOS batch files that such code
> does not return:
> given A.BAT,
> 
> B
> dir
> 
> and B.BAT,
> 
> cd ..
> 
> , the "B" in A.BAT is enough to start B.BAT, but A
> is _replaced_, not
> suspended. To suspend it is needful to use "CALL":
> 
> call B
> dir
> 
> .
> 
> 
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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Hal�sz S�ndor Viktor]

 2008/05/23 14:20 +0200, Michael Reichenbach 
2) When I call from within autoexec.bat to test.bat file then after
test.bat is done it won`t jump back to autoexec.bat, also if exit is the
last command. 

It is a weakness of DOS batch files that such code does not return:
given A.BAT,

B
dir

and B.BAT,

cd ..

, the "B" in A.BAT is enough to start B.BAT, but A is _replaced_, not
suspended. To suspend it is needful to use "CALL":

call B
dir

.


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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Robert Riebisch]

Michael Reichenbach wrote:

> 1) What is the best/most stable/most compatible multitasking software
> working with FreeDOS?

I think, there is none. AFAIK Windows 3.1 is not very stable. Triple-DOS
or DESQview/QEMM don't work at all.

> 4) I have lots of applications in different folders, like programs/prog1
> and so on that I want to use from C:\. Normally you would add them to
> the path variable? In my case it are to many folders and the path
> variable is full at some point. I also do not want to push all programs
> in one folder.
>
> Now I have one folder with all my 'shortcuts'. The shortcut is just a
> batchfile which will call the long name. But how can I pass the command
> line parameters correctly?

I use  for many
years now without any problems. I don't use "ln.exe", but edit LINK$ file
directly.

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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Mateusz Viste]

On Friday 23 May 2008, Michael Reichenbach wrote:
> 2) When I call from within autoexec.bat to test.bat file then after
> test.bat is done it won`t jump back to autoexec.bat, also if exit is the
> last command.

Just type at command line "help call" ;-)

> 3) How to change the screen resolution?

I believe that by "screen resolution" you mean "text mode"? If so, you should 
look after the mode command. For example, "mode co80,50" will give you a color 
console with 80 columns and 50 rows.

> Now I have one folder with all my 'shortcuts'. The shortcut is just a 
> batchfile which will call the long name. But how can I pass the command line 
> parameters correctly?

Say, you want to launch c:\myprog\go.exe... all you have to do is create a 
batch file containig the following line:
@c:\myprog\go.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

You could also use the ALIAS command, you wouldn't need separate files for all 
your programs anymore.

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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

[Florian Xaver]

Hallo,

> 2) When I call from within autoexec.bat to test.bat file then after
> test.bat is done it won`t jump back to autoexec.bat, also if exit is the
> last command.

Use the command CALL. f.e.

call test.bat

> Now I have one folder with all my 'shortcuts'. The shortcut is just a
> batchfile which will call the long name. But how can I pass the command
> line parameters correctly?

if you want to call

test.bat param1 param2

which executes a program, use %1, %2, %3... for first, second...
parameter. In test.bat for example:

test.exe %1 %2

Maybe you should use 4DOS...it supports many many command (has a good
script/batch language) and has a very good help.


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[Freedos-user] some questions

[Michael Reichenbach]

1) What is the best/most stable/most compatible multitasking software
working with FreeDOS?

2) When I call from within autoexec.bat to test.bat file then after
test.bat is done it won`t jump back to autoexec.bat, also if exit is the
last command.

3) How to change the screen resolution?

4) I have lots of applications in different folders, like programs/prog1
and so on that I want to use from C:\. Normally you would add them to
the path variable? In my case it are to many folders and the path
variable is full at some point. I also do not want to push all programs
in one folder.

Now I have one folder with all my 'shortcuts'. The shortcut is just a
batchfile which will call the long name. But how can I pass the command
line parameters correctly?

-mr



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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions about freedos with a xt

[Markus Maussner]

Hi..


> MM> - mema just dont output annything.. no error, too.. just a free line
> and MM> then
> MM> back to the prompt. (what can i use to show the free memory)
>
>  If this is mine MEM, may I send you testing edition, which helps
> isolate the problem?
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Re: [Freedos-user] some questions about freedos with a xt

[Arkady V.Belousov]

Hi!

19-Мар-2004 09:25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Maussner) wrote to
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MM> - mema just dont output annything.. no error, too.. just a free line and
MM> then
MM> back to the prompt. (what can i use to show the free memory)

 If this is mine MEM, may I send you testing edition, which helps
isolate the problem?




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[Freedos-user] some questions about freedos with a xt

[Markus Maussner]

hi

i tried to use freedos with one of my old pc's wich is a "daig&lauer 2in1". 
dont know if it is known outside of germany, but here it was used quiet often 
as pc for "drugstores". it has a 8088 with 640kb ram and a 40 meg mfm-drive.
some little problems i have with this items :
- if i use "dir" it shows me the directory and then "hangs" for approx 30 
seconds till it shows the last line. (on dos4.0 wich was earlyer it didnt had 
the behavior).
- chkdsk takes 17 minutes.. (dos took 1:31min)
- mema just dont output annything.. no error, too.. just a free line and then 
back to the prompt. (what can i use to show the free memory)
- the tree comando also works extemly slow
- the "net" (from the ms tools) command hangs the pc, (with ms-dos no 
problems)

i installed dos 6.22 later after freedos again to check if maybe my hardware 
is bustes, but with 6.22 everything works well again.

i post that here not to say that ms-dos is better, just curious why freedos 
behaves this way (so slow).
on my other pc's freedos just runs fine.
i think its probalby not importand since who is really using a pc/xt in this 
days ? was just curious.

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