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From: sgt@alice.UucP (Steve Tell)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.micro.ti
Subject: Re: Help with SWITCHAR
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Date: Sat, 8-Mar-86 22:35:21 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  8 22:35:21 1986
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>Oh well....I've hit the same problem, alas.  It stems from code trying
>to execute a program called "COMMAND/C". If switchar=- is set, then the
>program "COMMAND/" is attempted to be executed, eventually falling flat
>on its face.
...
>When will people learn to check the real environment before making
>assumptions? <Sigh>....

It would help the situation very much if this call were
documented by IBM in their otherwise decent "Dos Technical Reference
Manual"
Instead of saying "Function 37h: Reserved for DOS"

How many other "Reserved for DOS" functions would be of
use to everyone?

Listening IBM, Microsoft, and other makers of software?