That sounds easy enough(!), Buddy - it's always the simple things that seem so obvious when somebody tells you.
Thanks & regards, Alastair. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walker, Buddy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 6:40 PM Subject: RE: Zip not returning? > Alstair > What I do using Win2k to clear the keyboard buffer from the R:Prompt is > close the R:> by clicking on the lower X and then click on the R:> on bar > > Buddy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alastair Burr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Zip not returning? > > > Following on from this, in the Dos version "ZIP c:\command.com /C exit" used > to clear the keyboard memory so that [Page Up] no longer had previous > commands available at the R:>. > This doesn't seem to happen in the Windows version. Is there a special way > to clear the stored keyboard memory now? I'm (still) using W98. > > Thanks in advance, > Regards, Alastair. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Troy Sosamon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:02 AM > Subject: RE: Zip not returning? > > > > 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 > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >-- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > > >Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > Experience > > the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! > > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > > > > >Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at > > http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > > > > >================================================ > > >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > >================================================ > > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > >================================================ > > >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > Troy Sosamon > > Denver Co > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
