m2c11@dbf.kun.nl (John Graat) (04/29/91)
Hi there,
is there anyone who knows if it is possible (and if so, how) to redirect the
standard output within the config.sys? It is obvious to me that a '>' does
not work. It is of course possible to change some instructions in some of the
.sys files by nop's, but then I have to debug the .sys files, which I
am not very interested in.
Thanks in advance.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) (05/17/91)
m2c11@dbf.kun.nl (John Graat) writes: >is there anyone who knows if it is possible (and if so, how) to redirect the >standard output within the config.sys? It is obvious to me that a '>' does >not work. It is of course possible to change some instructions in some of the >.sys files by nop's, but then I have to debug the .sys files, which I >am not very interested in. This is only documented in a few OEM manuals, and thus may be subject to change without notice. You can't redirect *just* stdin. But you can redirect STDIN and STDOUT. shell=command.com NUL /e:1024 /p NUL will be the console device until you change it. Obviously, this requires a CTTY CON statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT... Note that you will still lose file handles if you install any TSRs. Just as if you'd put "TSR >NUL" in AUTOEXEC.BAT. Any device is apparently usable. My notes say that anything on the shell line that doesn't start with a switch character will be checked. If it is a device, that becomes the console device. If it is a directory, that is where COMSPEC will point, and where DOS will look for things like COUNTRY.SYS. -- Leonard Erickson leonard@qiclab.uucp personal: CIS: [70465,203] 70465.203@compuserve.com business: CIS: [76376,1107] 76376.1107@compuserve.com