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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:22:06 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: cwsdpmi
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Delbeke P. wrote:
> 
> Can someone tell me why DPMI disappears each time a program used it.
> 
> e.g :
> 
> C:\...\>game.exe
>   Load error : no DPMI - get csdpmi*b.zip
> C:\...\>cwsdpmi.exe
> C:\...\>game.exe
>   (play the game)
>   (quit the game -- it's not good anyway :-)
> C:\...\>game.exe
>   Load error : no DPMI - get csdpmi*b.zip
> 
> ...
> 
> This becomes very annoying when I'm testing this game
> (I constantly forget to restart cwsdpmi -- frustration all over)

It's a feature.  That way you can use a specific version of CWSDPMI for
just one run.

However, if CWSDPMI.EXE is in the current directory or somewhere on the
PATH, it should be automatically loaded when you run your program.  Try
that.
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com