On Fri, 14 Sep 2001 16:30:37 +0200 (CEST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter)
wrote:
> TM> but didn't really know if that extended to .BAT.
> it does not
> C:\4.BAT [1] Invalid path "MZ k�-��/,"
The above indicates that a part of the program actually ran,
i.e., a part of the program designed to output an error message.
> com and exe are executed.
> bat is INTERPRETED !!!
> TM> But I think DOS would not recognize .SCR or .PIF.
> correct
As an experiment I re-named DR.COM to DR.BAT and found that part of
the program would still run! (DR.COM. 8564 bytes, 12-03-90,
copyright 1988 by Ziff-Davis Co.) It ran the part of the program
that identifies itself to the user.
Sam Heywood
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