[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] MS-DOS 5.0 -DOSSHELL and "bad command or file name"

Spartan@cup.portal.com (Rich Clark MacKinnon) (06/16/91)

For some reason I can't run programs from within 5.0's DOSSHELL... I don't
know what the shell is passing to the command line, but DOS returns with
"bad command or file name".  This happens whether I use "Open," "Run..."
or various mouse clicking alternatives.  It doesn't matter whether I
specify a full pathname or not or whether the file is being selected from
a directory or a "program group".  The only way (so far) that I can get a
program to run is if I call up a DOS prompt (shift+f9) or exit DOSSHELL :-)

Any ideas?

Rich