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- Cadmos/CHAOS 4DOS Loader Utility v1.03
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- 4D-LOAD.ARJ contains the following files:
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- 4D.BAT - The batch file that will start a 4DOS session.
- 4START.BTM - An example 4START.BTM file. Edit according to your own needs.
- 4DOS.INI - An example 4DOS.INI file. Edit according to your own needs.
- 4DOS.PIF - An example 4DOS.PIF file for Windows 3.1.
- READY.EXE - A Cadmos Utility to get user input. Needed by 4D.BAT.
- SETERLEV.EXE - A Cadmos Utility that will set ErrorLevel. Needed by 4D.BAT.
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- 4D.BAT
- This is a simple batch file that will load the 4DOS command processor.
- It will check if 4DOS is the current command processor and, if so, ask you
- if you want a secondary shell loaded. If you use EXIT from a first level
- shell of 4DOS you are, as expected, back to COMMAND.COM or whichever
- command processor you called 4D.BAT from. 4D.BAT then takes control and
- asks you if you really want to stay on that processor (usually COMMAND.COM)
- or to re-load 4DOS. If the first parameter is "FromWin" (exact case as
- shown, no quotes) then it is assumed that 4Dos runs as a Windows shell
- and you are asked if you want to close the 4Dos window.
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- 4D.BAT assumes that the 4DOS command processor resides in the C:\4DOS
- directory. If this is not the case, edit the respective line in the
- batch file.
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- READY.EXE
- This is a utility that prompts the user and expects a keystroke. It sets
- ErrorLevel to the Ascii code of the key pressed. For more information on
- READY.EXE use the 'READY ?' syntax.
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- SETERLEV.EXE
- This is a utility that will set ErrorLevel to the parameter supplied.
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- 4START.BTM
- Always have a 4START.BTM file available somewhere in your path. This file
- should set the COMSPEC parameter to point to 4DOS.COM, load any aliases
- you might need, and, in general, customize your 4DOS session. A 4START.BTM
- example is included.
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- 4DOS.INI
- 4DOS.INI is an important 4DOS setup file. Quite often, when you load 4DOS
- as a secondary shell, the F1 key will not invoke 4DOS Help. This is
- because 4DOS cannot locate the files needed. A line such as
- HelpPath=C:\4DOS
- in 4DOS.INI will solve this problem. A 4DOS.INI example is also included.
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- 4DOS.PIF
- 4DOS.PIF is a Windows PIF file to start 4DOS from windows. It calls
- 4D.BAT. In the PROPERTIES box of Windows Program Manager, add the
- parameter "FromWin" (exact case as shown, no quotes) after the
- 4DOS.PIF entry (in the "Command Line:" entry) This will inform 4Dos.BAT
- that it has been called from Windows. When you type EXIT and are about
- to return to Windows, you will be notified. 4DOS.PIF expects to find
- 4D.BAT in C:\BATCH. Use the PIF Editor if you keep 4D.BAT in another
- directory.
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- When using 4D.BAT then if 4D.BAT can be found within the PATH and 4DOS.BTM
- and 4DOS.INI are situated in the 4DOS directory then the 4DOS directory needs
- not to be included in the PATH.
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- Send in any comments, suggestions or any other 4DOS utilities you might have
- to:
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- Cadmos/CHAOS BBS
- 26, Skoufa Street
- Athen 106 73
- GREECE
- Tel: (30-1) 361 1030
- Data: 363 5482, 360 6044, 360 6046
- FAX: 360 6059
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