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From: darrell@comspec.uucp (Darrell Grainger)
Subject: Re: "If EXISTS VOL:" in startup problem...
Organization: Comspec Communications Inc  Toronto Ontario
Date: Wed, 29 May 91 16:54:56 GMT
Message-ID: <1991May29.165456.5289@comspec.uucp>
References: <1991May27.212327.11786@ncsu.edu>
Sender: darrell@comspec (Darrell Grainger) 

In article <1991May27.212327.11786@ncsu.edu> harris@catt.ncsu.edu (Michael Harris) writes:
>I seem to recall that there is a way to put an If EXISTS VOLUME: in the
>startup-sequence and not have the system put up a requestor if the volume
>is not inserted.  Do I recall correctly?

 The answer to your problem is in the AmigaDOS 1.3 Enhancer Software manual,
page 5-5 talks about setting up a RAD: workbench... you have to check to see
if it is there... if not then mount and format RAD:. If it is then boot from
it.

Failat 30
Assign >NIL: RAD: Exists  ;this is the line you are looking for
If Warn
   Echo "the device does not exist"
Endif

>
>
>      Michael Harris - harris@catt.ncsu.edu or harris@carvm3.vnet.ibm.com
>   Computer and Technologies Theme Program,  North Carolina State University   
>                                    
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