From:	"Ross Boast" <Rossa AT btinternet DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	An Active Program that you can see in MSDOS ?!
Date:	8 Jan 1998 20:09:06 GMT
Organization:	BT Internet
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Hello,
        Well after inspiring many news postings regarding the register
keyword, I have another question ! well more of something I've been wanting
to do for ages. ATM I'm keeping the programming to MSDOS which is why I'm
interested to know the answer of this next question. It's sort of hard to
explain, but as you can see I have no idea how to do this. I want to
shellout, into MSDOS (in a normal environment like command I suppose) so
that I can have about 10 lines at the top for my active program, that will
always be there, especially after cls. I don't really know what I want to
put in that space, but I seem to spend so much time in DOS when I'm
programming, it would be nice to have something up there, like how much
space I have available, memory etc. I expect MS have already done this in
MSDOS programs, but in this case I want to do it and at the same time
hopefully learn more about DOS. So if you get the idea, I want a
normal(ish) DOS environment with a perminate space at the top for my active
program (which will be in a loop I suppose). I don't know if I have to make
my program a TSR or something I really don't even know if this is possible,
let alone knowing how it can be done :).

If anyone can give me some sort of example of running a active program in
the background of DOS, or knows (or think they do:) I would be grateful for
any advice/help/URLs etc. Be easy on me what may seem easy to you guys, is
probably allot more complicated for a beginner like me ! :). I hoped I
explained what I hope to do, if you need more of an explanation email me or
post it, I'll try and explain it more clearly if possible.

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