Re: Example code to insert cmd files in startup folder

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From: David Charlap
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 21:40

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In article <92283.195245RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at (FLATSCHER Rony) writes:
>Larry:
>
>We are backlogged a week, so you might know the answer already.
>
>Create e.g. an OS/2-window-object, open the object-menu, choose open
>settings, choose program.
>
>Save the settings.
>
>Move or shadow the object to the Startup-folder.

You can also create a file called STARTUP.CMD in the root of your boot
volume.  This is the old (OS/2 1.2) way of starting up apps, but it
works.  You just "start" or "detach" apps from it.  Be sure to end the
file with an "exit" statement or the window will remain open at a
prompt.

-- 
David Charlap         |"there aren't 50,000 things for which it's worth writing
dic5340@hertz.njit.edu| software; and the computer industry doesn't have enough
----------------------+ programmers to create that much good software.
Therefore, most of it must be worthless" -- Boris Beizer "The Frozen Keyboard"

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