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- The procedure for installing key changes under DOS 2.0
- is as follows:
-
- Run the DOSKEYS.BAS program, it then creates a file which
- will look like this..
-
- This file is named RICHKEY.KEY 'Just the name I specified for the file
-
- INSTALLING richkey.KEY
- 5;"DIR 0*.*";13p ' 13 is a carriage return
- 6;"TYPE "p
- 7;"CLS";13p ' The ascii 27 and the [ on the front of
- 8;"DIR";13p ' each line is the key combination for the
- 4;"diR "p ' ansi.sys program to install these values
- 5;"MORE <"p ' for the function keys..... You can-not
- 6;"TYPE "p ' print these characters on your printer.
- 7;"DEBUG "p
- 8;"COPY "p
- 9;"BASICA "p
- 0;"CD \"p
- 1;"C_FILES"p
- 2;"CAP-PC"p
- 3;"host";13p
- 4;"*.*";13p
- 5;"*"p
- 6;".*";13p
- 7;".ASM";13p
- 8;".BAS";13p
- 9;".BAT";13p
- 00;".COM";13p
- 01;".DOC";13p
- 02;".EXE";13p
- DONE
-
- This is what I have in a file called
-
- CONFIG.SYS
- (This file is just like AUTOEXEC.BAT , It is run first when
- system is booted or Ctrl+Alt+Del is pressed.)
-
- device=vdisk.com
- device=ansi.sys
-
- What this CONFIG.SYS DOES:
-
- 1. Run the VDISK.COM program to
- install my Electronic Disk for DOS 2.0.
-
- 2. It Runs a program called ANSI.SYS which installs the program
- to set up the Key configuration changes.
-
- There is still more.......
- Now as one of the first steps in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file,
- you must have the statement
-
- TYPE RICHKEY.KEY ' or whatever you named the file in DOSKEYS.BAS
-
- This is what does the whole thing. If you ever try to do a type
- of the file called (RICHKEY.KEY) it will try to install the
- keys again and might mess things up..
- Now the file called "RICHKEY.KEY" is what I called my file when
- I ran the DOSKEY.BAS program, call your's whatever you wish...
-
- What happens is that when you boot your system (ON/OFF) the DOS looks
- for a file called CONFIG.SYS , if it exists then it executes this file
- prior to an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. the two statements that I have in my
- CONFIG.SYS are in there for configuring the Electronic Disk and the
- KEY changes...
-
- Then the system looks for a file called AUTOEXEC.BAT, if it is found
- then it executes the batch job 1 step at a time..
- a sample AUTOEXEC.BAT file for someone with a quad board might be.....
-
- TYPE RICHKEY.KEY ' OR WHATEVER YOU CALL YOUR DOSKEY FILE
- PWRUPCLK ' FOR QUADRAM CLOCK SET OF SYTEM TIME
- PATH \DOS2-0;\UTILITY ' THIS SETS MY SEARCH PATH FOR JOBS
- BREAK ON ' THIS SETS BREAK ON ALL THE TIME
- PROMPT $P$G ' THIS DISPLAYS THE DIRECTORY I AM IN..
- SDIR ' THIS IS JUST WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE,
- ' IT RUNS SDIR.COM WHEN IT FINISHES THE BATCH
- ' JOB AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- What you see when you boot your system is
-
- Installing richkey.key
-
- DONE
-
- Then your keys are set......
- GOOD LUCK, AND THANKS TO
- Vince Bly for the DOS keys program
- I hope that this clears up some questions without bringing up too many
- others. I have tryed to make it clear...
- Rich Schinnell, CAPITAL PC USER GROUP SOFTWARE EXCHANGE SIG.