unhd (Roger Gonzalez ) (12/08/89)
I am using the PICNIX utilities, and have the switch character set to '-', which makes things more acceptable to my UNIXized fingers. Directories are now separated with '/'. Unfortunately, my prompt ($p$g) still shows the old '\' separating the entries. Doesn't DOS (3.3) look at the switch character when printing the prompt? Why do I get a mixed prompt when using a program that spawns another COMMAND.COM? (i.e. C:\FOO/BAR) My second question pertains to "ECHO OFF". Is there a program kicking around that sets the ECHO toggle to be initially off? I'm sick of setting it at the beginning of every batch file. Has there been a change from old DOSes? I seem to remember that if you did "ECHO OFF" at the prompt instead of in a batch file, it would ignore it. Now, it does what you'd expect. Just curious. -Roger -- UUCP: ..!uunet!unhd!rg | USPS: Marine Systems Engineering Laboratory BITNET: r_gonzalez at unhh | University of New Hampshire PHONE: (603) 862-4600 | 242 SERB FAX: (603) 862-4399 | Durham, NH 03824-3525
DSB100@PSUVM.BITNET (David Barr) (12/08/89)
In article <1989Dec7.161200.20782@uunet!unhd>, rg@uunet!unhd (Roger Gonzalez ) says: > >My second question pertains to "ECHO OFF". Is there a program kicking >around that sets the ECHO toggle to be initially off? I seem to remeber having a patch to COMMAND.COM that does just that. I'd be happy to send it to you and anyone else interested, as soon as I pull it out of my .ARChives. It's a PD file, if I remember correctly, that I pulled off a BBS that has a few other helpful patches too. | David Barr | I did! I did! I did saw a puddy tat!! | | DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu | Where's the kaboom? There was supposed | | DSB100@psuvm.bitnet | to be an earth-shattering kaboom! | | 72145.224@compuserve.com (rarely) | This space for rent | | There's too much blood in my alcohol system! |
ppd491@leah.Albany.Edu (Peter P. Donohue) (12/08/89)
In article <1989Dec7.161200.20782@uunet!unhd>, rg@uunet!unhd (Roger Gonzalez ) writes: > My second question pertains to "ECHO OFF". Is there a program kicking > around that sets the ECHO toggle to be initially off? I'm sick of setting > it at the beginning of every batch file. Has there been a change from old > DOSes? I seem to remember that if you did "ECHO OFF" at the prompt instead > of in a batch file, it would ignore it. Now, it does what you'd expect. > If you use @ECHO OFF, the command is not displayed. A few other notes of interest: - ECHO/ ECHO: ECHO\ and ECHO. will all produce a blank line. - ECHO "three > two" will print "three > two" rather than putting 'three' into a file called two. Using quotes can remove the commands from '>', '<', and '|', but the quotes get printed. Pete -- Peter P. Donohue ppd491@albny1vx.bitnet . "Education is a journey, ppd491@leah.albany.edu . not a destination..."
cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) (12/10/89)
In article <1989Dec7.161200.20782@uunet!unhd> rg@unhd.UUCP (Roger Gonzalez ) writes:
$My second question pertains to "ECHO OFF". Is there a program kicking
$around that sets the ECHO toggle to be initially off? I'm sick of setting
$it at the beginning of every batch file. Has there been a change from old
$DOSes? I seem to remember that if you did "ECHO OFF" at the prompt instead
$of in a batch file, it would ignore it. Now, it does what you'd expect.
I don't know of any solutions to having to type ECHO OFF at the start of
every batch file, but in DOS 3.3 and above you can change that line to
@ECHO OFF
and at least it won't show up on the screen.
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Stephen M. Dunn cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
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If it's true that love is only a game//Well, then I can play pretendho@fergvax.unl.edu (Tiny Bubbles...) (12/11/89)
From article <1989Dec7.161200.20782@uunet!unhd>, by rg@uunet!unhd (Roger Gonzalez ): > I am using the PICNIX utilities, and have the switch character set to '-', > which makes things more acceptable to my UNIXized fingers. Directories > are now separated with '/'. Unfortunately, my prompt ($p$g) still shows > the old '\' separating the entries. Doesn't DOS (3.3) look at the switch > character when printing the prompt? Why do I get a mixed prompt when using > a program that spawns another COMMAND.COM? (i.e. C:\FOO/BAR) In short, no. It's a bug. Because the switchar-changing interrupt is undocumented, Microsoft doesn't have to make sure that it works (after all, you're not supposed to be using undocumented calls, right? :-) ). So the switchar is only half-implemented. And I don't have hours in the day to find where DOS stores that blasted \ separator. > My second question pertains to "ECHO OFF". Is there a program kicking > around that sets the ECHO toggle to be initially off? I'm sick of setting There is one. I forget where. Maybe simtel in the SYSUTL directory? --- ... Michael Ho, University of Nebraska Internet: ho@hoss.unl.edu USnail: 115 Nebraska Union BITnet: cosx001@UNLCDC3 Lincoln, NE 68588-0461
poffen@molehill (Russ Poffenberger) (12/12/89)
In article <1989Dec7.161200.20782@uunet!unhd> rg@unhd.UUCP (Roger Gonzalez ) writes: >My second question pertains to "ECHO OFF". Is there a program kicking >around that sets the ECHO toggle to be initially off? I'm sick of setting >it at the beginning of every batch file. Has there been a change from old >DOSes? I seem to remember that if you did "ECHO OFF" at the prompt instead >of in a batch file, it would ignore it. Now, it does what you'd expect. > In the newer DOS (at least in 3.3) if you put '@echo off' as the first line, not only does it turn echo off, but the 'echo off' message is also not displayed. >Just curious. Aren't we all. >-Roger Over and out Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254