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From: broehl@wateng.UUCP (Bernie Roehl)
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Subject: Re: exec() for .EXE programs
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Date: Tue, 15-May-84 08:55:57 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 15 08:55:57 1984
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So far as I know, there is no 100% reliable way of determining (at run
time) whether you were loaded as a .COM or a .EXE file.  However, if all
four of your segment registers contain the same value, it's a pretty good
bet you entered this world as a .COM.


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        -Bernie Roehl    (University of Waterloo)