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Article #1002Re: XCOPY in the background ?
From: Stephan Loescher
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:12
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:12
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In article <1993Jan22.103951.19978@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>, lehner@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Alexander Lehner) writes: |> |> In article <1993Jan21.141821.13561@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> |> loescher@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Stephan Loescher) writes: |> |> > Hello! |> |> > I'm looking for a possibility to run XCOPY, COPY, MOVE, or other DOS-programs |> > in the background (multitasking), so I can work in the foreground with another |> > program. (like in UNIX: 'command &' runs 'command' in the background) |> > I would prefer a unit or program in Pascal or a already compiled program. |> |> > I thank you for any help! |> |> |> If You need background running because your disk-transfers are time-intensive, |> you could use a caching program with delayed write (as HyperDisk). |> |> -- |> /\ |> Alexander Lehner / \ lehner@informatik.tu-muenchen.de |> / \ |> Birkenstr. 4 / \ 8059 Eittingermoos |> /\ /\ /\ |> "make love like war!" / \/ \/ \ Voice: 08161/84566 |> / \ / \ |> \ / \ / |> \ /\ /\ / |> \/ \/ \/ |> I have tested HyperDisk, but I also needs some time, and the smaller the cache, the longer it takes. Perhaps you have configured HyperDisk better than I have? (Can you tell me the command-line in your config.sys, which version of HyperDisk you have and which memory you use?) Stephan.
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Newsgroups: alt.msdos.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!math.fu-berlin.de!informatik.tu-muenchen.de!loescher From: loescher@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Stephan Loescher) Subject: Re: XCOPY in the background ? References: <1993Jan21.141821.13561@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> <1993Jan22.103951.19978@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> Originator: loescher@hphalle0a.informatik.tu-muenchen.de Sender: news@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (USENET Newssystem) Organization: Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:12:03 GMT Message-ID: <1993Jan22.111203.20935@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> Lines: 39