-=> Quoting William Geiger to William Geiger <=-

 WG> Does anyone know of a better way of handling multiple config.sys files
 WG> for OS/2? Right now I am using the Alt-F1 while OS/2 is loading then

I tried the Alt-F1 method but I ended up writing a REXX program to handle
multiple config.sys's for me.  The only thing about my method is that you
run  the REXX program, it copies the selected config.sys, then shutdown and
reboot, instead of selecting the config.sys during boot up.

The Alt-F1 method would copy the config.sys for me, but it wouldn't take
effect until I shutdown and rebooted again anyway... maybe due to error on
my part, but I my way works fine for me...

/* Configure boot */

 '{at}Echo off';
  CONFIG_DOS        = """D:\Config.Dos Windows"""
  CONFIG_MMOS2      = """D:\Config.Multi Media"""
  CONFIG_NORMAL     = """D:\Config.Normal"""
  CONFIG_SYS        =   "D:\Config.Sys"
  CMD               = 'Copy '

  call SysCurState Off;
  call SysCls;
  say '';
  say '';
  say '';
  say '';
  say '';
  say '';
  say '';
  say '';
  say '                           Choose CONFIG.SYS to boot';
  say '';
  say '';
  say '              1.  Dos/Windows            'CONFIG_DOS    '';
  say '              2.  Multi-Media            'CONFIG_MMOS2  '';
  say '              3.  Normal                 'CONFIG_NORMAL '';

  key = SysGetKey(NoEcho);
  select
    when key == '1' then do
      cmd = cmd||CONFIG_DOS;
    end
    when key == '2' then do
      cmd = cmd||CONFIG_MMOS2;
    end
    when key == '3' then do
      cmd = cmd||CONFIG_NORMAL;
    end
    otherwise
      return 0;
  end

  say '';
  cmd = cmd||' 'CONFIG_SYS;
  say cmd;
  cmd

  say '';
  say 'Shutdown and Reboot Now? y/n';

  key = SysGetKey(NoEcho);
  if key == 'y' | key == 'Y' | key == 13 then do
    say '';
    say 'Shutting down...';
    'shutdown.exe';
  end

There's kind of a bug here, pressing  is supposed to default to a 'y'
response, but it doesn't work and I think it may be better this way.

Phil
Fido:  1:124/8014.1 | Internet:  phil.crown{at}bluecafe.com

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