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Article #1237Re: Is there any way to execute a DOS program from a WINOS2 program?
From: David Charlap
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:52
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:52
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In article <l9sep2INNqlc@predator.cs.utexas.edu> marty@cs.utexas.edu (Marty J. Sirkin) writes: > > I have been playing around with WINOS2 (for fun), and noticed that the >WinExec call does not seem to function. I seem to remember something from >a while back talking about this. > > The question is: Is there any way that I can have a Windows program >under WINOS2 execute a small DOS .exe?? Or is it simply not to be done? Or >have I missed something really basic? Can't be done. WIN-OS2 will not launch non-Windows apps. At least the current version. IBM hinted that they may add this ability in the future. For now, they (and I) fail to see the need for DOS boxes under WIN-OS2, when you can have them under OS/2. -- |) David Charlap "I don't even represent myself /|_ dic5340@hertz.njit.edu sometimes so NJIT is right out!. ((|,) ~|~ Hi! I am a .signature virus, copy me into your .signature file.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!rutgers!njitgw.njit.edu!hertz.njit.edu!dic5340 From: dic5340@hertz.njit.edu (David Charlap) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer Subject: Re: Is there any way to execute a DOS program from a WINOS2 program? Message-ID: <1992Aug28.205248.21272@njitgw.njit.edu> Date: 28 Aug 92 20:52:48 GMT References: <l9sep2INNqlc@predator.cs.utexas.edu> Sender: news@njit.edu Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J. Lines: 22 Nntp-Posting-Host: hertz.njit.edu