Re: CALL SYSTEM USING .......

["Bergeron, Marc, Herndon" <BergeronM@ALPA.ORG>]

Thanks for the help.

I checked out SQRUG.com and tried a .bat file in a variable within "call
using" and that worked fine.

Marc

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Eric Dimick Eastman [mailto:erice@ONTKO.COM]
                Sent:   Friday, November 06, 1998 5:18 PM
                To:     Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
                Subject:        Re: CALL SYSTEM USING .......

                Chris,

                Unfortunately it is not that simple.  "dir" is nor an
executable file.
                It is a special code that is recognised by the DOS
command interpreter.
                I think that "call system using
'c:\path\to\command\command.com dir'"
                will work.  Obivously replace "c:\path\to\command\" with
the actual path
                to where your command.com file lives.  I think that you
might also have
                to set some command line options on command.com to get
the behaviour you
                want.  Fortunately I have not had to use DOS (or its
winX psuedonyms)
                for anything more than a gorified terminal for some
time.

                I hope this helps,
                Eric

                Wanko, Christopher G, CFCTR wrote:
                >
                > > What is the syntax for executing a simple DOS 'Dir'
command from sqr?
                >
                > <singing> Reeeeeeeeeeead... the effin'...
manuaaaaaaaaalllll....
                > .... because... on page 129... of the SQR Command...
Reference...
                > it says...
                >
                > <all together now>
                > "CALL!"
                > "SYSTEM!"
                > "USING!"
                > "'DIR'!"
                > "#s!"
                >
                > <guitar solo>
                >
                > "Get the manuals!  Yeah man, get the manuals!"
                >
                > .... Heavy Metal Day is Today...