Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-06-04 Thread 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

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-06-04 Thread 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* --

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-28 Thread 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 a

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-28 Thread 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

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-27 Thread 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 <[EMAI

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-27 Thread 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,

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-23 Thread 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 prog

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-23 Thread 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

Re: [Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-23 Thread 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 wh

[Freedos-user] some questions

2008-05-23 Thread 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

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

2004-03-19 Thread 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? > yes, that would be nice. if u send m

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

2004-03-19 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 19-Мар-2004 09:25 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Markus Maussner) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 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, w

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

2004-03-19 Thread 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"