wim@ecn.nl (Wim Rijnsburger) (03/15/91)
Hello, I should like to know why Windows applications cannot be launched from a DOS window. I know that Windows applications call a special function if Windows is not present. But maybe there is a way to catch the situation that Windows is up and running, while the DOS window is active? Wim. ---------- Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, ECN -------------- Wim Rijnsburger email: RIJNSBURGER@ECN.NL P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, Holland phone: +31 2246 4673
goodearl@world.std.com (Robert Goodearl) (03/19/91)
In article <1991Mar15.084619.16265@ecn.nl> rijnsburger@ecn.UUCP (Wim Rijnsburger) writes: >Hello, > >I should like to know why Windows applications cannot be launched from >a DOS window. I know that Windows applications call a special function >if Windows is not present. But maybe there is a way to catch the situation >that Windows is up and running, while the DOS window is active? The problem is that command.com is not aware that it is running inside of windows. Recently there was a posting to c.b.i.p that contained a pair of programs (one windows, one DOS) which allows you to start a windows program from the DOS command line. It uses the old app clipboard interface to pass the information from the DOS program (where you specify your windows program name and options) to the windows program that actually starts up the new win app. Included with this was a .obj that could be linked into the stub program required for all win apps. All that said, there is no "easy" solution. I've passed the above info on to the folks at JP Software with a request that they put that ability into the next major release of 4DOS. If such an ability would be enough of an incentive for you to register a copy of 4DOS, you could let them know. If enought people ask, I'm sure it would help set their priorities. You can send mail to Tom Rawson at: 75300.210@compuserve.com -- Bob Goodearl -- goodearl@world.std.com
alan@ukpoit.co.uk (Alan Barclay) (03/20/91)
In article <1991Mar15.084619.16265@ecn.nl> rijnsburger@ecn.UUCP (Wim Rijnsburger) writes: >I should like to know why Windows applications cannot be launched from >a DOS window. I know that Windows applications call a special function >if Windows is not present. But maybe there is a way to catch the situation >that Windows is up and running, while the DOS window is active? > WINVER does this. Don't know how though.