Microsoft probably knows.I honestly have no idea.Maybe they thought it
would make it more 'user friendly'.
On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Antony Gordon <cuzint...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm curious as to why a batch file and DOS 6 setup automatically initiated
> the format once the drive was selected.
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015, 9:28 PM Jerome E. Shidel Jr. <jer...@shidel.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> > On Sep 9, 2015, at 8:03 PM, Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi Jerome,
>> >
>> > if you want to store temp results in your batch, you could
>> > work with errorlevels, the FreeCOM magic errorlevel variable
>> > or indeed a ramdrive. In the past, we often used "memdisk",
>> > which is a BOOTABLE RAMDRIVE. That way, the installer used
>> > a virtual floppy to boot. As you cannot natively boot DOS
>> > from network, CD, DVD or BluRay, you have to use a virtual
>> > boot disk for those anyway. Memdisk gives you the advantage
>> > that the virtual boot disk is a writeable ramdrive floppy.
>>
>> Most of how the FDI prototype passes data around with errorlevel
>> processing.
>>
>> However, not having a functioning pipe will make some of the more advanced
>> features of V8PT unusable in the installer.
>>
>> example: "vcursor | set /p START_CURSOR=“ would save the incoming cursor
>> so when the batch exits, it can restore it to its previous state with
>> “vcursor %START_CURSOR%". However, just doing a “vcursor small” will
>> make the cursor visible again.
>>
>> (
>> FYI, the default cursor for FreeDOS inside vmWare is 0x0607. Assuming you
>> could actually get an errorlevel that high. Could you imagine having 1543
>> if
>> statements for that one? :’-(
>> )
>>
>> I can probably work around most or all of the issues caused by no pipe
>> support.
>>
>> It’s just the installer won’t be quite as intelligent as it could be.
>>
>> At present, I’ve already added stuff to the installer batch that will
>> automatically
>> use the pipes if the TEMP var is set. If it is not set, it runs in dumb
>> mode.
>>
>> This will give whoever actually makes the FD1.2 Distro Release the ability
>> to either support it or not just by adding a ram disk or leaving it out.
>>
>> >
>> > Memdisk is a bit more esotheric compared to using a floppy
>> > image to directly make a CD or similar bootable, but both
>> > methods work on most BIOS variants. As more and more users
>> > have a BIOS which can boot from USB stick or SD cards, the
>> > whole problem can be sidestepped with a bootable USB / SD.
>>
>> It would be nice if FD 1.2, “ships” with floppy, CD, USB and SD
>> support.
>>
>> >
>> > Disadvantage of both methods is that the files inside the
>> > boot "floppy" are less visible and less editable to people
>> > who want to tune the boot CD / DVD image to their needs,
>> > they tend to overlook the floppy image and / or lack the
>> > tools needed to edit it, although free tools are available
>> > for all common operating systems :-)
>>
>> Yeah, they’re a pain. But, reliable.
>>
>> >
>> > Cheers, Eric
>>
>> Thanks, Jerome
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > PS: Why does FORMAT C: need pipes? You do not want to hide
>> > messages and if you worry about confirmation requests, I
>> > personally vote AGAINST automated saying yes to FORMAT C:
>>
>> Well, it was a suggestion/request that I mostly agree with.
>> The installer asks “Do you want to format and erase this drive?”
>> Just a little redundant for the formatter to ask again.
>>
>> > (also, our FORMAT has a command line option for that…).
>>
>> What is it? I don’t see one to have it format drive C without insisting on
>> typing “YES”
>>
>> >
>> >> If no writeable file system is present, DOS throws many errors
>> >> and cannot redirect the data from one program to another.
>> >
>> > Many? Only if you try to explicitly use pipes ;-)
>>
>> One error message is way way way too many. :)
>>
>> >
>> >
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