Re: dos console output

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From: John Gibney
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 08:08

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 -=> Quoting HomerAllheory.tc.cornell.e to All <=-

 Ho> From: homer@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Homer Smith)
 Ho> Organization: Cornell Theory Center

 Ho> I am using fortran CALL FSYSTEM ('DOS COMMAND')
 Ho> to run various dos commands like MKDIR etc.  How do I get
 Ho> DOS to NOT write to the console during such operations, the
 Ho> console will be used for graphics application.  
 Ho> 
 Ho> For example if you copy a file, it always says '1 file copied.'

Uhmm...  have you tried:-

        CALL FSYSTEM ('mkdir MYDIR > nul')

Any output from the spawned command should end up in the NUL
device... at least, that's what happens when I do things at
the DOS prompt.


John  :-)
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