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import error?
NOTE: The important property of this command is that setting a FoxPro for MS-DOS printer driver opens the printer in raw mode. The printer driver itself is not used to control printing (that is done though control codes). In fact, any FoxPro for MS-DOS printer driver can be used. Issue a SET DEVICE TO PRINTER

Executing a DOS command from UniVerse
Another network command to learn is "winipcfg" and "ipconfig",both are accessed by typing "ipconfig" or "winipcfg" in DOS,winipcfg shows windows 98/me users their ip address,subnet information,gateway details and so on."tracert or traceroute" is another DOS command used for tracing routes a packet takes,tracert can

ECHOing custom prompt messages [LONG]
Is there any command or program that can be used to close the window from the batch file? For Windows 95/98/ME: The general principle is that: when a Batch process finishes, and any text generated by the process remains viewable, Windows re-titles the DVM (Dos box) window so it reads: "Finished - ScriptName" and

lpt redirection
If I use the ones with DOS 5.0 when I use the mem command it says my largest executable program size is 602000 bytes compared to 632832 bytes with the ones These same principles can be used to set up the Windows95's MS-DOS Program Information File (PIF) file to make Windows95 run old Dos based games like PAW,

Printing problems
FYI: ls is the command to list the contents of a directory. it is equivalent to the DOS command dir and takes arguments in the same manned. rm is the command to remove which causes it to appear in the open terminal window from which the command originated. cat can be used to add one file to the end of another,

Miniapps within XP
Bob I bire...@yahoo.com microsoft public win2000 general Gotta set the printer up first net use lpt1: \\servername\printername then "C:\type file.txt > lpt1" can be used. also net use /? is helpful. z.entropic wrote: How can I redirect text to a network printer from a DOS window, eg: C:\type file.txt > lpt1 BTW,

Working, slowly, on a BASIC.SYSTEM clone of sorts
SET doesn't work as it is executed in the context of a subprocess that only lives for one command. VALUE can be used to set an environment variable for the life of Does anyone know how to set a DOS envonment variable from within Rexx? Example DOS command: SET myvar = foo Example in Rexx: foo = "somename" 'SET

Batch job to change filename and add date
What is the best way to go about executing a DOS command Copy within an Access program. I have checked the on-line help but could only find the Name Statement which renames the file. In Access 7, the FileCopy command can be used. Eric Rossing Intec Company, Inc. ross...@mail.msen.com http://www.msen.com/~rossing.

How to acess CDROM in DOS?
If I recall, and believe me this is very vague now, but there was a MODE command that you could use to detail where each of the com ports and lpt port would have the data sent to. Mode is a multifunction command used to set up various DOS devices. In one form, you can configure your console (display): MODE CON:80

A little batch file for getting help about any DOS command in ...
So, you must follow the syntax of the command exactly, and line length limitations of DOS and the command (127 characters, if i remember correctly). Hi, I don't know whether "AT" is a DOS command or not, but it is not only used for backup, but can be used for starting any program. I have tried the example given in

Windows FTP
But aside from this you can get the information about each DOS command you want by typing the command with a slash and then a question mark; ie, I thought I saw a discussion in this newsgroup of the various options (?switches) which can be used when formatting a hard drive, including some which can fix problems

HELP! Windows 3.11 Memory Problems
I'm attempting to write a DOS Batch file which can be used by a neophyte user of XP Home Edition to pull together in one folder all files she wants to back up to a CD. One of the things she wants to back up is here IE6 Favorites file. What I would like to do is find a DOS command that I can use in this Batch file

Can I use winzip command in DOS command
Larry Serflaten serfla...@usinternet.com microsoft public vb general discussion "Jason Ratke" <jason.ra...@circ.ca> wrote I know that "cls" is the old dos clearscreen sommand, but it can be used to close a dos command window... Just to add fire to the confusion... I always used the SYSTEM command to close the

testing for a dead unit modem
James, I am not sure of an API which will do the job, but you can have any output from a DOS command be written to a file by suffizing the DOS command with C:\log.txt Is there any robust API that can run a console program and capture all its outputs including standard output and error ? Is popen can be used?

Switching from full screen dos to dos window
While it is a DOS program, when run in Windows 98/ME it will load a Windows module instead whci can be used to salvage deleted files from diskettes, FAT and FAT32 Seems to me I remember there used to be an old dos command that would allow you to 'undelete' files... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Chris.

Undocumented DOS command?
I like to know if winzip command can be used in DOS command line instead of Windows interface. I use following zip.exe command from perl program. zip -rt 03152007 new.zip mypath This command is to compress the files which are older than 03/12/2007 in mypath and create new.zip file.

Dos command to find the ethernet card speed 10/100
Are you really so stupid that you think evidence that Microsoft has called its CLI a "command interpreter" can be used to disprove my claim that Microsoft has called its CLI 'MS-DOS'? Microsoft refers to COMMAND as "the MS-DOS command interpreter, COMMAND.COM". (See Microsoft KnowledgeBase article #120822,

DOS Batch File Command to Export Favorites?
One of the command shells I use on a regular basis, 4NT, supports FTP and HTTP protocols natively in several commands. So it's possible to do, 4NT can be used in either the DOS-based Windows 98/Me or the non- DOS-based Windows NT/2000/XP. It can not, however, be used in "plain" DOS without a Win32 layer.

What's new in MS-DOS 7.10 since MS-DOS 6.x? Please look at here!
If a TEMP folder is not present on the computer, enter the command SET at the MS-DOS command prompt, to find the TEMP folder path(s) . Alternatively, the Resource Meter can be used to check system resources if it is installed. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Resource Meter.

Another SpartaDOS doc (FTeDOS)
The SHELL= directive has the syntax SHELL=[[drive:]path]filename [parameters] [[drive:]path]filename Specifies the location and name of the command interpreter you want MS-DOS to use. parameters Specifies any command-line parameters or switches that can be used with the specified command interpreter.