Starting VDOS with parameters

[baronsoftware]

If i wanted to do the following what would the syntax look like ?

VDOS.EXE "MENUOPTION"

I have Start.Bat in the Autoexec.txt and want to pass a parameter into the Start.Bat

Would VDOS use the reference of %1 when starting the Start.Bat that runs my DOS application ?

I believe VDOSVAR is only for system environments, is that true ?

[Jos]

You would mean the environment variable WIN_VDOS in vDos/DOS.
That is set to the Windows VDOS environment variable, or whatever you put after “vDos.exe”.

So you would do:
vDos.exe MENUOPTION
Start.bat %WIN_VDOS%.

Jos

[baronsoftware]

In my initial batch job, i am doing

SET VDOS=MENUOPTION

Calling VDOS

In the start.bat

I have

CALL PROGRAM %WIN_VDOS%

It actually works, is this correct or should i change it to you method.

[Jos]

It’s your choice, no ‘my method’.
Yours requires something (a Windows batch file) to set Windows VDOS environment variable, before vDos is started,
Using shortcuts to start vDos, “...vDos.exe MENUOPTION” seems more appropriate/conclusive.

Jos