nol2321@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil (Jim Dunn) (05/09/90)
>> >>Create a file that contains three characters. "c" "d" <space>. >>No trailing CR+LF! Put it in \usr\lib\cdspace >> > >You've told half of the story, but what about the other half? I am >interested in how you create that \usr\lib\cdspace file. I don't know >of any smart way to get this done except by a line of C code: > Well, you can just use the DOS ECHO command, like this: C:> ECHO "cd " > \usr\lib\cdspace Or, you could do this: C:> Echo "hi mom! :)" > \usr\lib\mommy :) Jim Dunn c/o DSAC-OLC, P.O. Box 1605, Columbus, OH 43216-5002 (614) 238-9713 Internet: jimdunn@dsac.dla.mil [131.78.1.1] FAX: 238-9936 AutoVon 850-9713 UUCP: ...!osu-cis!dsac!jimdunn DLA Systems Automations Center, Columbus, OH God-Jesus-Holy_Spirit-Universe-Milky_Way-SOL_III-Earth-USA-DoD-DSAC-OLC-Me! :)
jeras@oracle.oracle.com (John Eras) (05/09/90)
In article <2137@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil> nol2321@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil (Jim Dunn) writes: >>>Create a file that contains three characters. "c" "d" <space>. >>>No trailing CR+LF! Put it in \usr\lib\cdspace >> >>You've told half of the story, but what about the other half? I am >>interested in how you create that \usr\lib\cdspace file. I don't know >>of any smart way to get this done except by a line of C code: > >Well, you can just use the DOS ECHO command, like this: > > C:> ECHO "cd " > \usr\lib\cdspace Yeah, right. Not only does this put in a CR+LF pair, but it also puts in an excess space and two excess quotes, for a net of 8 characters! Not exactly the 3 characters that were desired. What ECHO are *you* using. Certainly not the DOS ECHO... -- AT: jeras@oracle.com | "It's a terrible waste BANG: ...{pacbell,hplabs,apple,decwrl}!oracle!jeras | to lose one's .sig, or FLAME: /dev/null (nyuk, nyuk) | not to have one at all."
mka@cs.odu.edu (Mark K Arquette) (05/09/90)
I don't know what the original problem was but to create the file you want just do COPY CON CDSPACE then type exactly: cd ^Z (that is "c" "d" " " CTRL-Z) and you will have a file of 3 characters length containing only a "c", a "d" and a " "
kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) (05/09/90)
In article <2137@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil> nol2321@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil (Jim Dunn) writes: > >>> >>>Create a file that contains three characters. "c" "d" <space>. >>>No trailing CR+LF! Put it in \usr\lib\cdspace >>> > >Well, you can just use the DOS ECHO command, like this: > > C:> ECHO "cd " > \usr\lib\cdspace > Listen, sonny, before you get clever, why don't you try your idea out? I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that your "answer" creates a 7 character file containing the letters <QUOTE>cd<SPACE><QUOTE><CR><LF>. -- _ Kevin D. Quitt Manager, Software Development DeMott Electronics Co. VOICE (818) 988-4975 14707 Keswick St. FAX (818) 997-1190 Van Nuys, CA 91405-1266 MODEM (818) 997-4496 Telebit PEP last 34 12 N 118 27 W srhqla!demott!kdq kdq@demott.com 96.37% of the people who use statistics in arguments make them up.
person@plains.UUCP (Brett G. Person) (05/27/90)
Following this thread brings up an intersting point. Just how different are the various versions of DOS? I once had a paper (from somewhere on simtel?) that talked about the diffreent versions of dos. I was surprised at how the companies had managed to mangle thrir own distribution compatibility wise! Why the heck isn't there just *one* dos? Or at least some attempt to standardise things a little. lease note that I could be way off base with this, since it was several monts ago when I read what I seem to remember reading. Anyway, my original question still stands. Why so many different flavors? -- Brett G. Person North Dakota State University uunet!plains!person | person@plains.bitnet | person@plains.nodak.edu