Take the RETURN out. Try:
zip &vcomspec /c startapp.bat
You might not need the /c either under w2k. I am not at my W2k machine, so I
can't try right now.
Troy
>===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] =====
>Has anyone else had trouble with a file not returning to the calling
procedure using ZIP RETURN ?
>
>We have a small command file that restarts sessions when the user's system in
Windows 2000, that looks like the file below. This has worked fine under 6.1A
DOS, but all of a sudden, under 6.5++ 1.851xRT03, drops the users back to the
R> prompt.
>The purpose of the file is to free up the memory that W2K does not deallocate
in DOS sessions, preventing the black screen of death.
>
>I've tried using an empty batch file with no luck.
>"ZIP RETURN &vComSpec /C startapp.bat
>and with the word "EXIT" in the batch file
>
>FILES are set to 25 - and if I put GOTO STOP at the top of the
>file, it returns to the menu just fine.
>
>I'm so confused....
>
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>-- STARTAPP.CMD
>
>--GOTO STOP
>WRITE "Please wait - RE-STARTING DATABASE SESSION" at 1,1 YELLOW ON GREEN
>SET VAR VCOMSPEC TEXT = (ENVVAL("COMSPEC"))
>IF VCOMSPEC LIKE "*WINNT*" THEN
> ZIP RETURN &VCOMSPEC /C EXIT
>ENDIF
>
>write "RE-START - OK " at 1,1 YELLOW ON GREEN
>CLS
>
>SET WALKMENU ON
>SET FEEDBACK ON
>
>LABEL STOP
>
>RETURN
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>
>--
>
>
>
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