How do I freeze a DOS window?

[dcpsoguy]

I am running mdutil.exe, which opens up a DOS screen. The thing is, it gives me all the info I need, but it doesnt give me enough time to look at all the info. It just exits after it is done showing its info. So, my question is, How do I freeze a DOS window so it wont exit out?

 

[SPAnDAU]

open a dos box, then run the command.

Go to RUN, type command.com, then run mdutil.exe.

 

[HansXP]

You need to first open the command line. Go to start - run and type "cmd" (for win2K) or "command" (for win9x) Then run the program from the prompt.

 

[SPAnDAU]

Beat ya Hans !!!

 

[zhl530]

Try ultraedit, it can record the msg in the dos box

 

[dcpsoguy]

How would I do that spandua?

I have UltraEdit. Do i just run edit mdutil.exe in Ultraedit?

 

[dcpsoguy]

I mean zhl, not spandua

 

[zhl530]

sorry, i have no UltraEdit at hand. As I remember, you can press F9 under UltraEdit(call the dos box), run your program and come back. The msg will display in the UltraEdit window.

 

[HansXP]

<< Beat ya Hans !!! >>



BAH!!!

 

[blargyblarg]

the pause/break key on your keyboard should do it.

 

[CTho9305]

if you use pause/break, press enter to unpause

 

[grant2]

This might suit your needs better:

mdutil > results.txt

This will echo all the results to a file for you to examine at your leisure. The + side is that if you get more than 1 screen worth of text it's all saved in the file.

 

[dcpsoguy]

Thanks, grant2, It worked! Thanks so much!

 

[Prodigy^]

if your comp is slow enough you can freeze a dos window with Ctrl+S. press it again to un-freeze

 

[Atropos]

I ran into a similiar problem a few days ago, and I really wanted to remember how to increase the buffer (terminology may be wrong) in DOS, so you can scroll back up through the screens, but couldn't. Any one remember the command to do that?

 

[dullard]

<< I ran into a similiar problem a few days ago, and I really wanted to remember how to increase the buffer (terminology may be wrong) in DOS, so you can scroll back up through the screens, but couldn't. Any one remember the command to do that? >>



The easiest way is to make a DOS link. Right click on the icon. Select properties, select layout, then change the buffer size as high as you want.

Grant2's file saving would have been my second choice.

A third choice, try following the command with |more or /p (one of them probably will work, but which one will vary with each DOS command or program, these both pause the screen after it fills, then allows you to continue by pressing a key). That symbol in front of |more is the stretched-out looking colon.

 

[Andy22]

Atropes: In NT4 go to the control panel and open &quot;console&quot;. There you can set all the properties for your DOS windows including the Size buffers.