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From: dj@bragi.ctron.com (DJ Delorie)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Spawning processes in DOS
Message-ID: <1397@bragi.ctron.com>
Date: 4 Apr 91 15:34:54 GMT
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In article <27813@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
>Unfortunately, this assumes that you can trap the program's output using
>standard redirection.  What about programs that write direct to video
>memory?  Most of my programs do, and when I redirect them I get blank
>files.  Same with redirecting input...I don't use the standard DOS int to
>get a character, I use bioskey() under Turbo C.

This is basically like asking the question, "How do I redirect the output
of my video game to a file?"  Unless the program expects to have it's
output sent somewhere, You'd need the equivalent of Windows or VP/ix to
trap the output.

DJ
dj@ctron.com