ZIP without the RETURN does not clear the system memory, unfortunately.
Troy Sosamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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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