Rick wrote:
> When I use it ( The Menu batch file) with any prog except 'edit.com' the
> menu doesn't reappear when you close the text editor.
> Unfortunately a lot of my text files are 400k+ and edit won't open them.
> Type won't work because the batch file won't accept the '| more' command
> I've tried Word for DOS, WP5.1 for DOS, Vi, Elvis, vile. Anyone know of
a
> basic text editor similar to edit.com that opens large text files, or
how I
> can alter the batch file so that it redisplays the menu. I think that it
is
> only edit.com that totally clears the screen when it has finished.
>
>
>
> Rick
>
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> "Rick" <richard.cheetham80@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:7wTIj.34446$jH5.29681@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Thanks all - it now works.
>>
>> Can anyone explain what exactly these lines do?
>>
>> if [%n%]==[b] echo set n=c>>_2.bat
>> if [%n%]==[b] echo if errorlevel 2 if not errorlevel 3 edit %m%
>>_1.bat
>> edit means open edit.com, but the rest I don't know.
>>
>> Rick
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>> "Sjouke Burry" <burrynulnulfour@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:47f3f16d$0$25498$ba620dc5@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Rick wrote:
>>>>> Which OS do you use?
>>>> Dos 6.21
>>>>
>>>> Error seems to be on the choice line,
>>>> it displays :-
>>>> TESTM>choice /n /c:abc0 [a-c, 0 for exit]:
>>>> Bad command or file name
>>>> TESTM>if not errorlevel 27 goto loop
>>> Choice is a program,(CHOICE.COM) and if that is not found in the
>>> path, it fails.
>>> It is part of dos6.22, and its help says from dos4.00 up
>>> Before that Norton utilitys had something like it.
>>> There is also a version in c_snippets.
>>> Also google turned up for the below search phrase:
>>> choice.com download
>>> a lot,reference 2 looks oke.
>>
>
>
Try : call program.exe(or com)......etc.........
to make sure you get back to the batch file, when "program" exits.
The call in front opens a new shell for the program, and
ensures return to the batch file.
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