Re: [Freedos-user] how pass on command line general non-zero bytes to DOS program?

2014-06-06 Thread TJ Edmister
Does holding ALT while typing the ASCII code on the numeric keypad not work under FreeDOS? http://www.irongeek.com/alt-numpad-ascii-key-combos-and-chart.html On Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:43:09 -0400, Frantisek Hanzlik wrote: > Hi, I need pass general non-ASCII non-zero strings as arguments on > cm

Re: [Freedos-user] how pass on command line general non-zero bytes to DOS program?

2014-06-06 Thread Louis Santillan
DJGPP apps can use an @response-file convention http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/faq16_4.html On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:21 AM, MegaBrutal wrote: > For a one-time solution, I suggest the same, but if you need to do it > often, you could write a DOS program which reads the contents of an > arb

Re: [Freedos-user] how pass on command line general non-zero bytes to DOS program?

2014-06-06 Thread MegaBrutal
For a one-time solution, I suggest the same, but if you need to do it often, you could write a DOS program which reads the contents of an arbitrary textfile and uses DOS API calls to execute another program with the parameters listed in the file (which may contain arbitrary non-zero characters). I

Re: [Freedos-user] how pass on command line general non-zero bytes to DOS program?

2014-06-06 Thread ellsnjel
Create a batchfile with the command you want using placeholder characters for the nonprinting characters. Then open it with DEBUG or your hexeditor of choice and replace the placeholders with the bytes you want -Original Message- From: Frantisek Hanzlik To: Freedos user list Sent: Thu,