OPTION //... in a BTM

[vefatica]

I noticed that if I do OPTION //EvalMax=50 in a BTM, it's back at the default value when the prompt returns. Is that true of all INI directives?

 

[Charles Dye]

Is that the same as SETDOS /F? Because the docs list SETDOS /F as one of the settings pushed/popped by SETLOCAL/ENDLOCAL.

 

[AnrDaemon]

IIRC, .btm is run in a separate process, unless explicitly CALL'ed.

 

[Alpengreis]

@Charles Dye

Where did you see that SETDOS /F is pushed/popped by SETLOCAL/ENDLOCAL - I can't find it in the /F section ...?

 

[Alpengreis]

@vefatica

Is this directive somewhere described in the doc? I couldn'f find it. Or you just took that name from the .INI?

 

[Charles Dye]

@Charles Dye

Where did you see that SETDOS /F is pushed/popped by SETLOCAL/ENDLOCAL - I can't find it in the /F section ...?

Try help setlocal.

 

[vefatica]

@vefatica

Is this directive somewhere described in the doc? I couldn'f find it. Or you just took that name from the .INI?

Now that I try, I can't find it in the help either. I vaguely remembered something in the INI file ... looked for anything related to @EVAL, and found it. I think EvalMax=10 has been in my INI file for nearly 35 years. It is mentioned in the hard-copy 2003 "4DOS, 4NT, Take Command Reference Manual". A search in the v12 CHM file gave nothing.

 

[Alpengreis]

@vefatica

Ok, thank you for investigating, Vince.

 

[Alpengreis]

@Charles Dye

Yup, found it, thank you.

However: that should be also mentioned in the help for SETDOS /F (will make a post about).