REXX Tips & Tricks, Version 2.80

0.9b (c) 1995 Peter Childs

StartDOS

Name     StartDOS 
Version  1995
Author   Monte Copeland 
         (see EMail Addresses)
Distrib. Freeware, IBM EWS 
Type     REXX environment to start DOS programs 
         with specific settings 
Price    -
Source   BBS 
         Name: STARTD.* 

Description from the author: 

"StartDos is a utility to start DOS sessions programmatically. Useful when 
running under reduced-functions shells like MShell and TShell or when 
starting DOS programs from OS/2 batch files. Uses REXX to specify DOS 
settings prior to session start." 

The STARTDOS environment supports the following functions: 

 AddDosSetting( <setting string> ) 
    may be called multiple times 

 ExecSynchronous() 
    asynchronous start is default 

 QueryDesktop() 
    returns PM desktop size in pels 

 SetCommandArgs( <command.com args> ) 
    args acceptable to command.com 

 SetWindowPos( x, y, cx, cy ) 
    set position, size of window 

 SetSessionTitle( <session title> ) 
    title to appear in window list 

 StartBackground() 
    start session in background 

 StartForeground() 
    foreground start is default 

 StartFullscreen() 
    fullscreen start is the default 

 StartWindowed() 
    start session in a text window 

 StartSeamless() 
    start windows programs 
   

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