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Re: Invoking some commands between clicking on an icon & the app starting.

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From: Morrie Wilson
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 00:00
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Sfranks@adam.com.au (Steve Franks) wrote:
>
> Is there some way to get some commands carried out between clicking on
> a Windows app icon and the .exe file for that app executing?
> 
> Example: Map a Novell drive letter to a particular CD ROM before the
> exe file associated with that CD starts.
> 

Yes.  There is a Windows Batch language, Winbatch that does this very well.

You can read all about it at our Web site

http://www.windowware.com/wilson/pages/

ftp:  www.windowware.com/wwwftp/wilson   WB51A16I.ZIP and DLL10K.ZIP
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From: Morrie Wilson <morriew@halcyon.com>
Subject: Re: Invoking some commands between clicking on an icon & the app starting.
Date: 1995/08/17
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