[TIB] Re: DOS programming

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Subject: [TIB] Re: DOS programming
From: "Jeremy Butcher" <jtkirk86@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 07:04:13 -0400
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Thanks, yea I think ill change it to \main\ for the default folder, does
any one know how to find out how many vars are in a list?

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[mailto:ti-basic-bounce@lists.ticalc.org] On Behalf Of Tavis Segura
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 10:45 PM
To: ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [TIB] Re: DOS programming

Hmm.. Well, if what you're writing is supposed to emulate a DOS prompt,
I'd 
say that the If Then:ElseIf Then:Else:EndIf structure might work out
best.. 
you will need to know how to parse the string inputs (namely
understanding a 
command like "cd main" into "setfold(main)") A lot of error checking
might 
be needed to make sure the folder name is valid.. Just giving you a
heads up 
on what you might need to tackle when you do this thing.

Oh, and the "c:\" prompt might not be appropriate for the calc
environment. 
Remember the DOS prompt by default is the drive letter (which doesn't
exist 
on a calc unless you can partition the RAM into multiple logical
drives.) 
and path (current folder name). "Probably be more like "\MAIN\" than
"C:\"

Oh well.. Good luck on you program!

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[TIB] Re: DOS programming

From: "Tavis Segura" <tavis@hotmail.com>