EXE
; it relies on a new command processor,
CMD.EXE
, instead. In addition, the Windows
command line does provide access to a wealth of new utilities and it places limitations on how utilities
work. The limitations are going to cause you grief when working with some utilities.
In order to provide a safe environment for your applications to run, the Windows command line must
make some assumptions about the utilities. For example, a utility can??™t use certain low-level function
calls because they would interrupt other applications or make the environment unusable. Unfortunately,
Microsoft doesn??™t display a message box every time a utility violates one of these rules. The only
thing that will happen is that the utility will fail??”apparently for no reason at all. The only way for you
to ensure that the utility works as anticipated is to view Microsoft??™s rules and then ensure the utility
doesn??™t violate any of them. You can find a list of these rules at
http://support.microsoft.com/
default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314106
.
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INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AT THE COMMAND LINE
Creating a Friendlier Interface with PromptPal
The PromptPal utility replaces the command line with a friendlier interface.
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