rwallace@vax1.tcd.ie (09/21/90)
Does anyone know how to change the MS-DOS option character from / to something else? What I want to do is to change it from / to -, so you can type DIR -W instead of DIR /W. This will free the / character for use as a directory name separator so you can type DIR DIRNAME/FILENAME instead of DIR DIRNAME\FILENAME (the MS-DOS routines will accept / as well as \ but COMMAND.COM won't). The Turbo C++ manual says it's an INT 21h call, but doesn't say which one. I can't find it documented anywhere. Thanks in advance. -- "To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem" Russell Wallace, Trinity College, Dublin rwallace@vax1.tcd.ie
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (09/21/90)
In article <6867.26f929ec@vax1.tcd.ie> rwallace@vax1.tcd.ie writes: >Does anyone know how to change the MS-DOS option character from / to something >else? What I want to do is to change it from / to -, so you can type DIR -W >instead of DIR /W. This will free the / character for use as a directory name >separator so you can type DIR DIRNAME/FILENAME instead of DIR DIRNAME\FILENAME >(the MS-DOS routines will accept / as well as \ but COMMAND.COM won't). > TSUTLD18.ARC Fourth set of Utilities, T.Salmi Filename Comment Date Time CRC -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- --- ADJCURS.BAT Batch shell for adjusting cursor 09-07-90 10:20:22 777B BIGCURS.EXE Make the cursor better visible 12-05-89 14:45:36 48D3 BIGNCURS.EXE NonResident temporary big cursor 11-29-89 16:17:26 E7CA CAPS.EXE Get/set keyboard toggles 07-19-90 14:22:44 BD6B FILES.EXE Summary of your different files 09-08-90 13:07:08 2660 KEYRATE.EXE Set keyboard repeat rate & delay 07-21-90 21:59:44 6DFD POPSCR.EXE Pop screen from image file 09-09-90 11:44:56 BF17 PSK.EXE Dis/enable the PrintScreen key 06-16-90 08:47:50 B029 PUSHSCR.EXE Push screen to image file 09-09-90 11:44:52 04B8 SETPRT.EXE Set PrintScreen retry times 07-10-90 12:07:20 4740 --> SWITCHAR.EXE Makes Unix freaks feel at home 11-26-89 21:25:32 DB26 TODAY.EXE Scan disk for files made today 07-19-90 15:07:40 B345 TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 04-03-90 17:37:40 38AB TSUTLD.INF Document 09-09-90 11:46:34 5A32 TSUTLD.NWS News announcements about tsutld 09-09-90 11:10:48 1A05 VAASA.INF Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa 02-02-90 11:52:54 F6C0 WARMBOOT.EXE Reboot without memory tests 09-08-90 15:28:40 ECDD ---- ------ ------ ----- 0017 136268 100933 26% /pc/ts/tsutld18.arc is available by anonymous ftp from chyde.uwasa.fi, Vaasa, Finland. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
stever@Octopus.COM (Steve Resnick ) (09/22/90)
In article <6867.26f929ec@vax1.tcd.ie> rwallace@vax1.tcd.ie writes: >Does anyone know how to change the MS-DOS option character from / to something >else? What I want to do is to change it from / to -, so you can type DIR -W >instead of DIR /W. This will free the / character for use as a directory name >separator so you can type DIR DIRNAME/FILENAME instead of DIR DIRNAME\FILENAME >(the MS-DOS routines will accept / as well as \ but COMMAND.COM won't). > >The Turbo C++ manual says it's an INT 21h call, but doesn't say which one. I >can't find it documented anywhere. > This is done through UNDOCUMENTED DOS Function 37H This works like this: AH=37H AL=0 - Querey Current Switch Character AL=1 - Set Current Switch Character in DL Returns: DL - Current Switch Character To Set the char to '-' in assembler (you can do this from Debug too) use: MOV AX,3701H MOV DL,2DH INT 21H RET Hope this helps.... Steve -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- steve.resnick@f105.n143.z1@FIDONET.ORG #include<std_disclaimer.h> Flames, grammar errors, spelling errrors >/dev/nul ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (09/22/90)
In article <1990Sep21.190505.1542@Octopus.COM>, stever@Octopus.COM (Steve Resnick ) wrote: }In article <6867.26f929ec@vax1.tcd.ie> rwallace@vax1.tcd.ie writes: }>Does anyone know how to change the MS-DOS option character from / to something }>else? What I want to do is to change it from / to -, so you can type DIR -W }> }>The Turbo C++ manual says it's an INT 21h call, but doesn't say which one. I }>can't find it documented anywhere. }> }This is done through UNDOCUMENTED DOS Function 37H This works like this: }[...omitted...] Turbo C 1.5/2.0 and Turbo C++ 1.0 have undocumented library functions int getswitchar(void) ; and void setswitchar(char c) ; which make the undocumented DOS call. TC1.0 may have had them, but I can't recall. -- UUCP: {ucbvax,harvard}!cs.cmu.edu!ralf -=- 412-268-3053 (school) -=- FAX: ask ARPA: ralf@cs.cmu.edu BIT: ralf%cs.cmu.edu@CMUCCVMA FIDO: 1:129/3.1 Disclaimer? | I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. What's that? | I said I didn't know. --Mark Twain
browns@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems) (09/27/90)
In article <26fb50c3@ralf>, Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU writes: > In article <1990Sep21.190505.1542@Octopus.COM>, stever@Octopus.COM (Steve Resnick ) wrote: > }In article <6867.26f929ec@vax1.tcd.ie> rwallace@vax1.tcd.ie writes: > }>Does anyone know how to change the MS-DOS option character from / to something > }>else? What I want to do is to change it from / to -, so you can type DIR -W > }> > }>The Turbo C++ manual says it's an INT 21h call, but doesn't say which one. I > }>can't find it documented anywhere. > }> > }This is done through UNDOCUMENTED DOS Function 37H This works like this: > }[...omitted...] > > Turbo C 1.5/2.0 and Turbo C++ 1.0 have undocumented library functions > int getswitchar(void) ; > and > void setswitchar(char c) ; > which make the undocumented DOS call. TC1.0 may have had them, but I can't > recall. However, many (most) programs won't recognize the change. See FAQ in (if memory serves) comp.sources.ibm.pc. This is not due to any error in int 21 func 37, or in the Turbo functions; rather to the faact that many (most) programs don't read the switch char. Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. (216) 371-0043 email: browns@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com Disclaimer: Your mileage may vary. Close cover before striking. Void where taxed, regulated, licensed, or prohibited by law. I am not a crook.