Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!drj100 From: DRJ100@psuvm.psu.edu (Daniel R. Jeuch) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: comm conflicts in enhanced mode Message-ID: <90250.135524DRJ100@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 7 Sep 90 17:55:24 GMT References: <1990Sep7.013045.13691@amd.com> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 36 In article <1990Sep7.013045.13691@amd.com>, > >I have two DOS apps, qmodem and kermit (the non-window one) that I >like to use together. I get qmodem to dial the phone for me and >go through the complicated login process, then exit qmodem and >start kermit up. This all works fine under DOS. This does not work >if I have two Win3 enhanced mode full screen windows, one for qmodem >and one for kermit. The problem is that when I exit qmodem and close >the window, something (Win3?) drops DTR on the modem and it hangs up. I know the problem. I've been doing something similar with PROCOMM PLUS and cutcp with SLIP software. Here are two possible solutions: 1) Write a batch file that automatically executes the second program at exit of the first. (In your case, run qmodem forst followed my kermit) 2) Run qmodem first BEFORE starting up Windows. Apparently if Windows does not see a Carrier Detect at the start of a process, and it IS there after the process ends, it drops DTR. But if CD is high at Windows startup, it doesn't drop DTR ever. Strange way of doing things. In my case, I dial out to the SLIP connection before entering Windows, and then when I want to use FTP or TELNET, I load the ram-resident slip device driver and run the FTP or TELNET program, and at exit the SLIP driver gets dropped from used memory, but the phone connection stays. I would like to see some way of instructing Windows NOT to drop DTR, though, so you could do something like this from within Windows. I'll see if I can get anywhere with the Microsoft Tech's. >Phil Ngai, phil@amd.com {uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil ----- Daniel R. Jeuch Microsoft Corp. Student Rep. 10 Vario Blvd., Box 185 DRJ100@PSUVM State College, PA 16803 drj100@psuvm.psu.edu (814) 867-4622