Re: when we run DOS progs from within Win-OS/2...

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From: "Satoshi KUSUNOKI"
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 05:19

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In article <3f3hq3$f7m@Tandem.CAM.ORG> pifus@cam.org@smtp.hip.cam.org  (David A. Taylor) writes:

 |>: >When we run DOS programs from within Win-OS/2, a new and
 |>: >different session of Virtual DOS machines is opened upon
 |>: >WorkPlaceShell in the version 2.11. Is this still the case
 |>: >with Warp? If so, some Windows programs which call DOS
 |>: >programs background has not worked on Win-OS/2 still. Eg,
 |>: >archive managers like WinZip when it picks up LZH files.
 |>: >Will this trouble be fixed?
 |>
 |
 |If you turn off DOS_BACKGROUND_EXECUTION from the Win-OS/2 settings
 |page, Windows programs which shell to DOS should work.
 |
 |Dave

Hi Dave,

Unfortunately this does not solve the problem. WinZip
doesn't work.

Satoshi
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Satoshi KUSUNOKI

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