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Re: FP 10 and OD 1.5....and OD 2.0?

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From: Murray Weismer
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:00
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Anyone out there know of a web site that lists all valid commands for
os2 .cmd files? (not Rexx)
Thanks

Buddy Donnelly wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:36:03, Inaki Gonzalez <igonzal@ibm.net> wrote:
> 
> > G'day Moris,
> >
> > I'm not into the programming  side of OS/2 but an home user fan all the same.
> >
> > That said, I have no reference to startup.cmd in "Mastering OS/2 Warp"  and am
> > guessing it is some kind of Rexx version of a DOS autoexec.bat command.
> >
> > Do you know where I can learn about it?
> > Do you have working examples of such a command program file?
> > I think it's time I started learning Rexx and this seem like a good way to
> > start.
> 
> Try typing HELP STARTUP.CMD at a command prompt.
> 
> Files with the .CMD extension are, first, batch files designated to run
> under OS/2, comparable to .BAT files under DOS. Rexx also works in .CMD
> files, but places a comment line at the beginning of the file (*/ xxx /*)
> to tell OS/2 to call the Rexx processor.
> 
> You can have some very powerful code within the batch processing, without
> using Rexx.
> 
> STARTUP.CMD is a special batch file that will run immediately after
> CONFIG.SYS and before PMSHELL if it is found in the boot-root directory.
> OS/2's networking install will create one if it isn't found, or edit one
> that is already in use.
> 
> > --
> >
> > Morris Turpin wrote:
> >
> > > Here's what I use in my startup.cmd file:
> > >
> > > for %a in (d e f g h i j k l m) if exist %a:\chkdsk.* del %a:\chkdsk.*
> > >
> > > In case you don't understand the above, it checks for drives d:
> > > through m: inclusive.  Adjust for your drive architecture.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Morris
> > >
> > > On Thu, 1 Apr 1999 07:16:45, Inaki Gonzalez <igonzal@ibm.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Ivan,
> > > >
> > > > This is a great tip!
> > > > How do do that task via startup.cmd ?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Inaki
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Inaki Gonzalez [at home - Hornsby, NSW] Email: igonzal@ibm.net
> > > > AUSTRALIA
> > > >
> > > > Ivan Adzhubei wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > In <7dn5g0$dsg$1@macserv3.macquarie.com.au>, on 03/29/99
> > > > >    at 06:10 AM, rolan@ibm.net.nospam (Rolan) said:
> > > > >
> > > > > >I just installed FP10 and everything seems to bw working fine except
> > > > > >that Object Navigator from OD 1.5, keeps crashing.  Basically as soon
> > > > > >as I start some file management the harddrive starts to thrash and
> > > > > >Object Navigator will hang.  Fortunately I can actually kill the job,
> > > > > >through multiple ctrl-esc's.  I thought it might be a problem with the
> > > > > >new IBMS156(?) driver, so I replaced the FP 10 with the latest ones
> > > > > >found in the online DDPK.  But the problem persists.
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you have checkdisk log files left in the root of your partition(s)?
> > > > > This is a known problem. Delete chkdsk.log and chkdsk.old files before
> > > > > attempting to use any WPS filemanager (e.g., from OS/2 command line). I
> > > > > have this done in startup.cmd.
> > > > >
> > > > > >Another thing is it worth it upgrading to OD 2.0 and how does that run
> > > > > >with Warp 4.0 FP 10.
> > > > >
> > > > > It works here. But I am not really impressed by 2.0. Nothing really
> > > > > necessary added and stability is not much improved over 1.5.2 Pro.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > Ivan
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > "Ivan Adzhubei" <ivan@protein.bio.msu.su>
> > > > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >      Morris Turpin        internet:  mturpin@igs.net
> > >      Ottawa, Canada        fidonet:  1:163/307.9
> > >                 Proud Member of Team OS/2
> > >             Totally Warped AND Microsoft-free
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Inaki Gonzalez   Email:igonzal@ibm.net
> > [Sydney, Australia]          Tel: +61 02 9476 2173
> >
> >
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Buddy
> 
> Buddy Donnelly
> donnelly@tampabay.rr.com

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From: Murray Weismer <weismer@erols.com>
Subject: Re: FP 10 and OD 1.5....and OD 2.0?
Date: 1999/04/10
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