From: "Repugnant" <repugnant2k AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: DJGPP Newbie Questions
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I want to use true DOS for quicker booting.
"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote in message
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> > From: "Repugnant" <repugnant2k AT hotmail DOT com>
> > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> > Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 05:34:16 GMT
> >
> > Whats a good Internet resource for programming DOS programs with DJGPP?
>
> Try the User's Guide page of DJ Delorie's server
> (http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ug/).
>
> > for instance, in Win32 I can call the FindFirstFile function to do a
> > file search, what would the equivalent be in DOS?
>
> Use `findfirst'.
>
> > Also, how do I enable long filename support under DOS?
>
> You need to install a TSR that supports the special LFN API used by
> DJGPP library functions to access long file names.  One such TSR is
> mentioned in the DJGPP FAQ list (see section 3.3).
>
> > I'm using Win98 DOS in true DOS mode, not as a command box inside of
> > Windows
>
> Why can't you use a DOS box on top of Windows?  Why do you need to go
> to the DOS mode?  Staying on Windows would give you long file names
> automatically.