Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rphroy!cfctech!sharkey!tygra!dave From: dave@tygra.UUCP (David Conrad) Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal Subject: Re: Dos Shell Keywords: Dos Shell Message-ID: <1991Mar27.101958.2771@tygra.UUCP> Date: 27 Mar 91 10:19:58 GMT References: Organization: CAT-TALK Conferencing System, Detroit, MI Lines: 17 In article kristgud@tharkas.is (Kristinn Gudnason) writes: >I'm writing a program and I need to be able to shell to dos from a unit. >I'm not able to set the {$E xxxx,xxxx} feature. I'm desperet for help!!! Place the {$M x,y,z} command in the main program file. If the unit is to be used by various client programs then it should specify in the documentation that sufficient memory must be set aside or the shell will fail. Test the DosExitCode (q.v.) to see if it succeeded and don't forget to enclose the Exec (q.v.) in a pair of SwapVectors (q.v.). Dave Q. V. Conrad dave%tygra@sharkey.cc.umich.edu -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Computer Conferencing and File Archive = - 1-313-343-0800, 300/1200/2400/9600 baud, 8/N/1. New users use 'new' - = as a login id. AVAILABLE VIA PC-PURSUIT!!! (City code "MIDET") = E-MAIL Address: dave%tygra@sharkey.cc.umich.edu