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Article #16899Re: FP 10 and OD 1.5....and OD 2.0?
From: Murray Weismer
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:00
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 -- **Murray Weismer - Team OS/2 **RPS.BBS Phila. Pa (215)624-8960 Adult, Bible, Wildcat4 and OS2 related **Email:mailto:weismer@erols.com **Hot_Asian_Food: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/9001 **Fix your Plumbing: http://reedps.virtualave.net **MEMBER of P.A.C.S. OS/2-JAVA S.I.G.: http://www.phillyos2.org ---------------------------------------------------
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1044c2,228863bb1cda1449 X-Google-Attributes: gid1044c2,public X-Google-Thread: 112d6c,228863bb1cda1449 X-Google-Attributes: gid112d6c,public X-Google-Thread: 10a752,228863bb1cda1449 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a752,public X-Google-Thread: 10fb18,228863bb1cda1449 X-Google-Attributes: gid10fb18,public From: Murray Weismer <weismer@erols.com> Subject: Re: FP 10 and OD 1.5....and OD 2.0? Date: 1999/04/10 Message-ID: <370F9089.9604F5BE@erols.com> X-Deja-AN: 464849547 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <7dn5g0$dsg$1@macserv3.macquarie.com.au> <36ff4876$1$vina$mr2ice@news.msu.ru> <37031D5C.7F82FB1B@ibm.net> <7oUQdDD9MIhL-pn2-luePdZ0pZHdd@IGS.NET> <370E8EE2.31F6F719@ibm.net> <Z8vLRdP7nz3N-pn2-tMxsYgcMIIDv@localhost> To: Buddy Donnelly <donnelly@tampabay.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@rcn.com X-Trace: qkQj55jJqfzJd9/UMj/PincK3NZ1zZN0YcRzP5F6tYc= Organization: RPS, Inc. Mime-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: 10 Apr 1999 17:55:22 GMT Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.utilities,aus.computers.os2,comp.os.os2.apps