Re: DISABLING CTRL-C in BAT FILES...

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From: fred jarvis
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 08:56

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> > >Does anyone know of ANY way that would disable Ctrl-C &/or Ctrl-Break in
> > >a BAT file. I have to shell to dos from a database app. (Paradox) to run
> > >a BAT file and if user hits Ctrl-C during BAT file processing, every thing
> > >gets ruined. I have to catch it somehow...
> > >
> > >Thanks very much.
> > 
PC Magazine has an old utility CTRLLOCK which temporarily disables the
control key.  It is in the book PC Magazine DOS Power Tools (FIRST
edition, not the newer one) and on ZiffNet.  I'm sure it or something
similar is readily available on many BBS's.  I don't know where it is
on USENET.

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Subject: Re: DISABLING  CTRL-C  in BAT FILES...
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