joefritz@pawl17.pawl.rpi.edu (Jochen M. Fritz) (01/20/90)
Is there a way to start command.com with a batch file THEN quit the batch without quitting the command.com. I don't want the batch file to load a second copy command, and I don't want the /P switch. Can this be done, and if so, how? Thanx Jochen Fritz "(Noah") joefritz@pawl.rpi.edu
CMH117@PSUVM.BITNET (Charles Hannum) (01/20/90)
In article <78SYT+@rpi.edu>, joefritz@pawl17.pawl.rpi.edu (Jochen M. Fritz) says: > > Is there a way to start command.com with a batch file THEN quit the batch >without quitting the command.com. I don't want the batch file to load a >second copy command, and I don't want the /P switch. Can this be done, and >if so, how? I think from your posting that you already understand why COMMAND.COM won't do this, so I won't go into the details. The only way to do this (without patching or rewriting COMMAND.COM) would be to use a program like PC Magazine's KEY-FAKE or my own FAKEKEYS to put a false command into the keyboard buffer that would call your batch file under the second COMMAND.COM. Then, you can simply call COMMAND.COM with no parameters, it will read the command from the keyboard, and if you hit Break, it will leave you in the second command processor. The problem is that if the batch file exits normally, you will also be left in the second COMMAND.COM. If this is what you want, then it will work acceptably. If not, then you simply cannot do it. Note that this will also print things on the screen that you may or may not want to see. The DOS banner and the command you simulated in the keyboard buffer will both be displayed. Of course, this is not a very good way to do things anyway. If you could be more specific about exactly what you are trying to do, the brain-power that reads this group may be able to offer an alternative. (This is a general statement. When you ask a question, please explain as much about the task you are trying to accomplish as possible. This will enable readers to offer suggestions that will make your life a lot easier. Of course, hush-hush top secret information shouldn't be leaked over the net.) Virtually, - Charles Martin Hannum II "Klein bottle for sale ... inquire within." (That's Charles to you!) "To life immortal!" cmh117@psuvm.{bitnet,psu.edu} "No noozzzz izzz netzzzsnoozzzzz..." c9h@psuecl.{bitnet,psu.edu} "Mem'ry, all alone in the moonlight ..."