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1989-01-28
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The enclosed program takes the place of simple batch files.
It loads and runs faster than a batch file, and, under DESQVIEW, does
not require the extra memory for COMMAND.COM to interpret the batch
file.
This program can ONLY set up an environment and run a set of
1 . . . N EXTERNAL commands. It will not do internal commands.
It may not work with some programs: I was lazy, and didn't set up
any default FCBs; so programs that look for their command line
arguments in the FCB fields of the PSP will fail.
I have not included a COM file because the source must be
modified for each incarnation.
To modify:
1. Set up the environment you want (as in lines 62 - 74 of the
supplied .ASM file)
2. Add the pathnames and command lines for the programs you want to
run (as in lines 78 - 103 of the supplide .ASM file). Note that the
PATH will not be searched; you must either include the program
pathname relative to a known default directory, or the entire
pathname. The entire pathname is safest. Also note that the program
MUST have a .COM or .EXE extension.
For programs that don't take a command line, you can use the same
null_cmd_tail for each one.
3. Fill in the address table (as in lines 107 - 120 of the supplied
.ASM file). Note that the "program:" portion is necessary. The
program table must consist of the address of the name of the first
program to be run, the address of the command line for the first
program to be run, the address of the anme of the second program to
be run, etc.
4. Assemble, link, and EXE2BIN the program.
Jon Fleming (BIX: jfleming)
1/29/89