From: "Ross Boast" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: An Active Program that you can see in MSDOS ?! Date: 8 Jan 1998 20:09:06 GMT Organization: BT Internet Lines: 35 Message-ID: <01bd1c71$19dc6bc0$LocalHost@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: host5-99-56-114.btinternet.com To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Hello, Well after inspiring many news postings regarding the register keyword, I have another question ! well more of something I've been wanting to do for ages. ATM I'm keeping the programming to MSDOS which is why I'm interested to know the answer of this next question. It's sort of hard to explain, but as you can see I have no idea how to do this. I want to shellout, into MSDOS (in a normal environment like command I suppose) so that I can have about 10 lines at the top for my active program, that will always be there, especially after cls. I don't really know what I want to put in that space, but I seem to spend so much time in DOS when I'm programming, it would be nice to have something up there, like how much space I have available, memory etc. I expect MS have already done this in MSDOS programs, but in this case I want to do it and at the same time hopefully learn more about DOS. So if you get the idea, I want a normal(ish) DOS environment with a perminate space at the top for my active program (which will be in a loop I suppose). I don't know if I have to make my program a TSR or something I really don't even know if this is possible, let alone knowing how it can be done :). If anyone can give me some sort of example of running a active program in the background of DOS, or knows (or think they do:) I would be grateful for any advice/help/URLs etc. Be easy on me what may seem easy to you guys, is probably allot more complicated for a beginner like me ! :). I hoped I explained what I hope to do, if you need more of an explanation email me or post it, I'll try and explain it more clearly if possible. -- Rossa :) at Rossa AT BTinternet DOT com "People who remember quotes, just have better memories not a higher Intelligence" - Leonardo Da Vince. C = C ya Life :)