Re: DOS child processes

[aio!sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov!yow@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Bill Yow)]

In article <741504095.AA01856@f262.n620.z3.fidonet.org>, compsol@fir.canberra.e
du.au (ben elliston) writes:
|> Can someone please enlighten me on how to run DOS child processes from an Ad
a program?


If your using the Meridian Ada compiler there is a package that provides that
service.  I don't remember the name of the package but I can get the name for y
ou if you need it.

I would assume that the other DOS Ada compilers would also provided a similar
package.  If not you will need to call the DOS interrupts that provide executin
g
child programs.  Most low level DOS programming books will cover how to do this
.

I also have a package that will swap the current program to ems/ext memory and
then run the child program.  The swapped program only consumes about 2k of memo
ry
overhead.  Of course this only works for the Meridian compiler in real mode.  B
ut
if you would like a copy let me know.

                                                Later,
                                                Bill Yow
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