RE: DOS Batch File Question
- From: "Rasmussen, Lloyd" <lras@xxxxxxx>
- To: "'programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:45:08 -0400
They have had extensions in the command shell ever since Windows 2000, at
least. At the Windows 2000 prompt, the extended mode seemed to me to determine
how POSIX-like you wanted the shell to be. Now I want to read up on the
Windows 7 command prompt, since I now own two PC's with Win 7 64-bit at home.
Here at NLS, we have just moved from Win 2000 to Win XP!
Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress 202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the
Library of Congress, NLS.
-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donald Marang
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:02 PM
To: Rasmussen, Lloyd; programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: DOS Batch File Question
It certainly sounds like CMD.EXE in Windows 7 is a completely different animal
and uses command applets under the skin. I make use of the same old commands,
but this page sounds like they might just be aliases to command applets. If
so, why are some old commands still restricted to short filenames? It also
sounds like there is nothing that can be done about the incompatibilities.
Additionally, there is something referred to as extensions, which need to be
enabled for some commands to work as expected! How do you know if extensions
are enabled?
By the way, the Vinux 3.0 Virtual Edition has been released! I am downloading
right now. Will forward release in next message.
Don Marang
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From: "Martin Slack" <m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 5:00 PM
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: DOS Batch File Question
> Hi Don,
>
> I wonder whether you are running PowerShell under Windows7, as
> indicated
> here:
>
> http://commandwindows.com/windows7-commands.htm
>
> Martin
>...
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