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What does RUN do?
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RUN is supposed to help you run other programs. If you have a hard-disk,
you generally need to change to the proper directory, run the program, and
then change back to the original (or some other) directory. You can
also use the PATH command to specify where DOS should look for programs to
run. Unfortunately, some programs do not work when they are run from
another directory.
RUN to the rescue!!!
RUN searches the disk for the program, changes to its directory, runs
it (optionally passing any parameters to the program), and then returns
to the original directory.
How to run RUN
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Type: RUN program --- to run program
RUN d:program --- to run the program located on drive d:
RUN program.exe --- to run a program with ext. of .EXE
RUN \subdir\program --- look for program in \subdir first
RUN program a b c --- run program and pass "a b c" as parameters.
RUN takes up about 25K of RAM only when you use it. It is NOT a Terminate-
and-Stay-Resident (TSR) program. It does nothing to your computer other
than run the program. Once the program is complete, RUN is finished.
How to change RUN
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RUN is written in Turbo Pascal Version 4.0. The source code is included
in this ARC file, and you are free to change it, incorporate it into your
own programs, do whatever with it. As you can see, it makes use of
Version 4.0's EXEC procedure to run other programs.
Copyright Stuff
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I wrote RUN with the sole intention of giving it away. So you can do the
same. If you use it fine. If you don't, oh well. The only thing you
can't do is sell it for anything more than what a disk costs. (So, all
of you public domain distributors can go ahead and distribute this on
a disk of utilities, if you want.)
I have tested the program, and it should not affect your computer or disk
in any way. If however, it does, I can't take responsibility. I would
like to know what happened, if something does happen, so I can inform
Borland International that their compiler generates bad programs.
Mark Streich
4601-B Hope Valley Road
Durham, NC 27707