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- Subject: Various Questions for DOS Programming...HELP NEEDED
- Date: 4 Feb 1996 02:53:06 GMT
- Organization: Trinity University
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- Hello,
- I just have a few questions to pose.
-
- BTW: I use Watcom 10.5
-
- (1) I am trying to create a quick text based 80x50 GUI. All I need to create
- is two "file list boxes" on the left and right, and a set of buttons in
- between. Nothing moves around on the screen, except the mouse. If anyone
- can please explain how I might do this, or point me to a reference, I would
- be most appreciated.
-
- (2) Unfortunately Watcom's built in function that tells you how many drives
- you have on your system is determined by the LASTDRIVE= line in the config.sys.
- Does anyone have an example of code that I can get EXACTLY how many, and
- possibly, what type (ie. CDROM, etc) are attached to a computer?
-
- (3) What is the best way to perform a file "COPY" instruction? Should I make
- a call to system(), or should I try to make my program more internal by
- writing my own "COPY" procedure? If so, what is teh best way to do this?
-
- Thanks for taking the time to read these.
-
- Thomas
- Trinity University
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