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Date:	Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:42:53 -0800
From:	"J. Pfisterer" <an479@lafn.org >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	Scoug-help <scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Numlock on startup

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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:37:07 "Steven Levine"
wrote:
>In <11982149116890799118264206@unknown.host>, on 01/16/07
> at 05:59 AM, "J. Pfisterer" said:
>>The Startup.CMD file: md r:\util
>> md r:\cache
>> D:\RELISH\STARTNOW
>> D:\NUMLOCK\NUMLOCK
>> exit
>
>Cmd.exe is brain-dead. You need
>
> call D:\NUMLOCK\NUMLOCK

Yep. That took care of it. Knew that "call" could be required when
starting one batch file from another; but had never heard of it in
connection with REXX programs.

>>I found that the program could not see NUMLOCK.DLL if it was just in
>>the same directory with NUMLOCK.CMD,
>
>This is expected if the directory is not in LIBPATH. There are many
>ways to resolve this. One way
>
> /* NumLock.cmd */
> call setlocal
> parse source . . cmd
> c = lastpos('\', cmd)
> dir = left(cmdName, c - 1) /* Chop name befor \ */
> call directory dir
> CALL RxFuncAdd "NumLock","NumLock","NumLock"
> If NumLock()=0 THEN SAY 'NumLock activated.'
> EXIT
>
>another
>
> /* NumLock.cmd */
> call setlocal
> parse source . . cmd
> c = lastpos('\', cmd)
> dir = left(cmdName, c - 1) /* Chop name befor \ */
> 'set beginlibpath='dir
> CALL RxFuncAdd "NumLock","NumLock","NumLock"
> If NumLock()=0 THEN SAY 'NumLock activated.'
> EXIT

Then on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:07:10 Ray Davison
wrote:
>J. Pfisterer wrote:
>>Being of the "Numlock on" persuasion, I just installed a program that
>>I hope will make "Numlock on" the default on my machine.
>>
>I assume this is W4 because that is already in eCS.

Yep. W4.

>For W4, Warp Enhancer does that, and provides shutdown options, and
>some other things well.

Sounds interesting. I'll see if I can get a copy and try it.

Thanks, Steven and Ray.

Jack P.

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