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From: djb@wjh12.harvard.edu (David J. Birnbaum)
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Subject: Re: 4DOS aliases
Message-ID: <439@wjh12.harvard.edu>
Date: 4 Dec 89 15:05:59 GMT
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In article <20998@unix.cis.pitt.edu> peper1@unix.cis.pitt.edu 
(J. Christian A. Peper) writes:

>How do I get 4DOS to read my aliases from a file?
>alias /r c:\aliases.bat doesn't work.
>It doesn't like this one, in particular:
>	alias fb `format g`

The notes to 4dos version 2.2. (7/18/89) clarify this point;
it is not described completely in earlier documentation:
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The file used for ALIAS /R can be created from a .BAT file used
under a previous version of 4DOS.  In order to do so, the following
three changes must be made:

  - The word "alias" must be removed from the beginning of each line.
  - Back quotes (``) must be removed from all lines.
  - Double percent signs (%%) used to specify alias arguments when
    back quotes are NOT used must be changed to single percent signs

The README file describes this process, but mentions only the first
item above and incorrectly implies that the back-quotes and double
percent signs need not be modified.
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These modifications work fine for me.

By the way, although J.P. Software, the authors of 4dos, are not
on the net, you can reach them by email at:

  CompuServe 73577,243
  BIX "trawson"

The authors, Rex. C. Conn and Tom Rawson, provide excellent support.
You can reach CompuServe from the Internet as follows:

  73577,243@compuserve.com                           

If your mailer doesn't recognize compuserve.com, try:

  73577,243%compuserve.com@saqqara.cis.ohio-state.edu

Usual disclaimers: I have no connection with J. P. Software except as
an extremely satisfied customer.

--David

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