Load DOSKEY Macros

These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.

• LOADMACS.EXE → A:\SOFT programa de DOS 11.2 KB

No need to put LOADMACS.DOC, MACROS.INF: they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 9.3 KB on a 1 MB disk.

1. Copy LOADMACS.EXE to A:\SOFT. They are DOS programs: run them from the DOS icon, or add A:\SOFT to the PATH in C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to call them by name.

Derived from the package contents and the 200LX conventions. It installs to A: on purpose: C: is a RAM disk and every byte there is memory taken from the system.

Installation and  You can install LOADMACS a number of

            built-in help     ways.  I recommend you copy LOADMACS.EXE

            facility.         into your \DOS subdirectory, so you can

                              treat it as you would any other DOS

                              support utility.


                              LOADMACS supports DOS 5's help convention

                              so you can add a line of help information

                              to your DOSHELP.HLP file.  LOADMACS will

                              give you a brief help screen when you

                              execute LOADMACS /?, HELP LOADMACS, or

                              just plain LOADMACS.


            Background and    DOSKEY lets you automate and customize

            operation         your command line operation.  You can,

            information.      for instance, execute DOSKEY DIR=D.EXE to

                              run a directory display program (d.exe)

                              in place of the internal DOS dos command

            Sample Macros:    (DIR.)


             DIR=d.exe $*     You may have several macros installed on

             DD=d.exe /f$*    your system.  You can execute

             COMM=telix.exe   DOSKEY /m > MACROS.INF to capture all

                              your active macro definitions to a file.


                              The DOS 5 manual recommends that you edit

                              this captured file to insert the command

                              word DOSKEY at the beginning of each

                              macro definition line.  You can do that

                              and execute the edited file as a batch

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Literal excerpt from LOADMACS.DOC, exactly as it came in the package.