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Tips and Tricks

Some tips and tricks for a more productive session




Tip #1 (DOS session)

Under a Windoze 9x DOS session you can use CD... to got to the grandparent directory. Or even use four periods to go back four directories.


Tip #2 (DOS/EDIT)

To enter any ascii char into EDIT other than the null char, press CTRL-P and then while holding down the ALT key, type the value of the ascii char in the num keypad.


Tip #3 (DOS/DIR)

If you are tired of the contents of a directory listing scrolling past the "end of the page", then use the /P with DIR. Better yet, put the following in your autoexec.bat file:
  SET COPYCMD=/y
You can always use DIR /-y  if you don't want it to pause between pages.


Tip #4 (DOS/QuickBasic)

With your QuickBasic programs and todays fast hard drives, always save your programs as text and not in the fast save format. This will allow you to open your source with a different application if you want to view it or copy/paste some code from/to it.


Tip #5 (DOS/QuickBasic)

To put a comment on a DATA line, make sure to include the full colon ( : ) or your DATA line just before the comment.
DATA 1,2,3 :' This comment is correctly done
DATA 1,2,3 ' This comment is NOT correctly done and is considered part of the DATA


Tip #6 (DOS/Modem)

To silence/terminate the modem, send the following to COM1 (or which ever COM port it is on):
ECHO ATZ > COM1


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