| From: | Kevin Twyman |
| Date: | 15 May 2000 at 21:49:16 |
| Subject: | Re: PFS2 - 3 Upgrade (Long) |
Hello Neil,
On 15-May-00, you wrote:
>> I've never really understood shell-startup. I assume it passes
>> parameters when opening a new shell?
> It's a DOS script that's executed each time a shell is opened. Use
> it to set the stack, change the prompt or working directory, add
> aliases, set environment variables,play a sound sample or anything
> else you can do from a DOS script.
Thanks. I really must look at some of this stuff a bit more, I tend to
pass over it when obssessed with other projects.
>>> Alias Format pfsformat fnsize 107 dd 31
>> Apart from a shell, would that cause the pfsformat command to
>> be called from the Workbench menu as well?
> No. I don't know whether the Workbench format command calls the
> format command (SnoopDOS would tell you) or whether it calls the
> system routines directly. If the former, you would probably get away
It calls Sys:system/format
> with renaming pfsformat, but it might be better to wait for Tim to
> answer this.
OK, ta.
Regards,
Kevin - Est. 1949 http://www.theboyz.freeserve.co.uk
A man with an Amiga A4000T CyberStormPPC 604e/233
The volume 'HardDisk' is full. Bugger.
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