>From: Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] HELP in DOS.
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 08:52:02 -0400
>
>Another option would be to use dos's CALL function. The CALL function
>allows the batch file to run an external program and then return control to
>the batch file when the program completes (exits)
>
>The syntax would be:
>CALL READFILE.EXE DIRFIL.TXT
>
>I've never tried autoloading a data file during the call, but it should
>work. You may need to "pipe" the data file into the executable like this:
>CALL READFILE.EXE<DIRFIL.TXT
>
>Jim Meagher
===============
This wouldn't work because the READFILE program is set up to read a file
from disk to allow for forward and back scrolling. Since the file doesn't
exist there is nothing to read.
=====Korny=====
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