Msg: Re: Running XyWrite under Windows XP

thanks Denis, much obliged, will try that right away

dmck

----- Original Message -----

From: mailto:rivenwolf@xxxxxxxxDennis Hunter

To: Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:32 PM

Subject: Re: Running XyWrite under Windows XP

Regarding the recent question about the MODE command in DOS...

I got the following information off the website, EasyDOS Command Index, at

http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/dosindex.html

http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/mode.htmlMODE

(External)

MODE n
MODE LPT#[:][n][,][m][,][P][retry]
MODE [n],m[,T]
MODE (displaytype,linetotal)
MODE COMn[:]baud[,][parity][,][databits][,][stopbits][,][retry]
MODE LPT#[:]=COMn [retry]
MODE CON[RATE=(number)][DELAY=(number)]
MODE (device) CODEPAGE PREPARE=(codepage) [d:][path]filename
MODE (device) CODEPAGE PREPARE=(codepage list) [d:][path]filename
MODE (device) CODEPAGE SELECT=(codepage)
MODE (device) CODEPAGE [/STATUS]
MODE (device) CODEPAGE REFRESH

So, it appears, David, that you don't need a colon in the command and it should then read:

mode con rate=32 delay=1

This command sets both the typematic rate, the rate at which the characters are repeated when you hold down the key and the delay, the time (in quarters of a second) that the character starts repeating after you initially press the key.

Hope this helps.

Dennis Hunter