? "prompt" command

[vefatica]

The construction in the subject is quite likely not to work. When it does work, it echoes the quote following the prompt specification, ans also echos the command (not as documented).

v:\> ? "prompt" echo %_time
v:\> ? "Y or N" echo %_time
v:\> ? "Do you want to see the time?" echo %_time
v:\> ? "1" echo %_time
v:\> ? "12" echo %_time
v:\> ? "a" dir
v:\> ? "y or n or a b c d?" echo %_time
v:\> ? "Do you want to see the time?" echo %_time
v:\> ? "Do you want to see the time?" echo %_time
v:\> ? "Do you want to see the time?" echo %_time
v:\> ? "Do you want to see the time?" echo %_time
v:\> ? "If you want to see the time, press 'y'." echo %_time
v:\> ? "If you want to see the time, press 'y'." echo %_time

After all that (with many attempts cut) it starts working (wrongly).

v:\> ? "prompt" echo %_time
prompt" echo %_time (Y/N)? N

v:\> ? "y or n or a b c d?" echo %_time
y or n or a b c d?" echo %_time (Y/N)? N

And then starts doing nothing again.

v:\> ? "Do you want to execute ..." echo %_time
v:\> ? "Do you want to execute ..." echo %_time
v:\> ? "prompt" echo %_time
v:\> ? "Do you want to execute ..." echo %_time
v:\> ? "a" dir
v:\>

 

[rconn]

This was for compatibility with DR-DOS 7, and has been obsolete for > 20 years.

Do you actually have a need for it?

 

[vefatica]

This was for compatibility with DR-DOS 7, and has been obsolete for > 20 years.

Do you actually have a need for it?

I can't speak for others. If it goes away I won't miss it. If it stays it should be fixed.

 

[rconn]

It will be removed in the next build.