[comp.sys.novell] shell.cfg help wanted

stevef@runx.oz.au (Stephen Finlay) (01/08/91)

I have been trying to include the "long machine type=ast" within the shell.cfg
file of an AST premium 386/25. However this particular variable appears to
be ignored (any others that I add work ok ie short machine type=ast ). Have
used this technique successfully on other machines.
Has anyone any ideas as to what's going on with the AST machine?

Steve.

david@csource.oz.au (david nugent) (01/10/91)

In <1991Jan8.103113.5243@runx.oz.au> stevef@runx.oz.au (Stephen Finlay) writes:

> I have been trying to include the "long machine type=ast" within the shell.cfg
> file of an AST premium 386/25. However this particular variable appears to
> be ignored (any others that I add work ok ie short machine type=ast ). Have
> used this technique successfully on other machines.
> Has anyone any ideas as to what's going on with the AST machine?


The SHELL.CFG parser in IPX.COM and NET?.COM is, in short, very very braindead.

Keep it in capitals, make sure you put spaces between each variable and
the equals sign, and use EXACTLY what's in the documentation and you
should be ok.

Taking your problem as an example, use (exactly):

LONG MACHINE TYPE = AST

david