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Article #5795Re: Help with SWITCHAR
From: R.D.Eager
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1986 09:20
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1986 09:20
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>Oh well....I've hit the same problem, alas. It stems from code trying
>to execute a program called "COMMAND/C". If switchar=- is set, then the
>program "COMMAND/" is attempted to be executed, eventually falling flat
>on its face.
>
>The only solution I've found is a choice between two uglies:
>1) Create a program that switches back and forth the switchar
> via DOS interrupt 0x21 with AH=0x37.
>2) Debug the code in question, do a search for the '/C' and
> replace it with a '-C'.
>
>When will people learn to check the real environment before making
>assumptions? <Sigh>....
>
Hardly fair. This is an undocumented feature (however much we believe it should
be there) which means the guy who wrote the program either:
- didn't know about it
- made a conscious decision not to use it in the interests of forwards
compatibility.
--
Bob Eager
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