I didn't use a shortcut, I simply ran cmd.exe, AKA Windows Command Processor. AFAIK, it's always been this way back from the start. Is there anyone at Valve that remembers why it was done this way? I'm guessing it has to do with the way it updates the status at the first line of the window, and scrolls the output up the windows. <shrug>
> you'll notice the shortcut you use to get that command prompt is > called "command prompt" ;) And yeah, it does open in a brand new > window of its own for whatever reason. Kind of strange, I see no > reason to open a new console when it's already running in one. Oh > well. That's valve for you. > > > OK, boys and girls, once and for all. > > > > <drum roll.....> > > > > If you start hlds.exe from a Command Shell under Win9x, WinXP, or Win2000, > > it will open it's own console and run in that. The command shell you start > > it from does this: > > > > Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] > > (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. > > > > P:\>hlds -console > > > > P:\> > > > > You are back at the ...um...so, can I call this a DOS prompt? Or is it more > > correctly the command shell prompt? Whatever you want to call it, you are > > there and hlds is running in it's own console/shell. > > > -- > Clayton Macleod > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
