This is an interesting tip on how you can run memory hungry DOS programs direct from Filer. This can be useful when you don't have the program installed and don't want to leave the Application Manager in order to run it.

To be able to do this, you need following:

1. To have PNS200 installed (please follow the installation procedure in the documentation).

2. To have MAXDOS installed (please follow the installation procedure in the documentation).

HOW TO ADD MAXDOS AS AN OPTION IN PNS200:

I will here explain how to add my 3rd choice. First of all your C:\_DAT\FILER.INI should have at least following lines:

[Launcher]
BAT=c:\bin\pns200.exe %
COM=c:\bin\pns200.exe %
EXE=c:\bin\pns200.exe %
Or a directory of your choice.

Then your C:\_DAT\PNS200.INI should at least have following lines:

[Match]
*.bat=mlbq
*.com=|^q
*.exe=|^q
Note: You add a "q" or any other free character of your choice.

[Menu]
l=Load file into EDIT
m=Load file into MEMO
b=Run batch file
|=Run
^=Run with arguments
q=Run under MAXDOS
Note: Here you put what should come up in the menu

[Patch]

[Action]
l=a:\utility\edit.com %s
m=c:\bin\ks.com \^\AF1
b=d:\dos\command.com /c %s
|=%s
^=%s %s
q=c:\bin\maxdos.com %s
Note: The above line does the trick. Make sure that you add the directory in which you have MaxDOS.

HOW TO USE THIS:

You just highlight a file to run in Filer and press {Enter}. Then a menu appear and if you want to run the program under MaxDOS, press "q" (or the character you took). The program will now run from Filer with maximum amount of memory, which is typically over 560K.

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Any questions, comments or so- please send me an e-mail!

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This page was last modified on Saturday, 08-Feb-97