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From: mark lewis 
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 04 18:03:11 +0200
Subject: Change batch commands
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 RB>>> The alias CALC = KEYSTACK "CALC %@comma[%@EVAL[%&]]" works
 RB>>> under 4DOS, but under 4NT I don't get a result. The alias
 RB>>> should be used like "calc 4 + 5 ENTER"

 JB>> I think keystack is the problem.
 JB>> there may be a way to make it work woth NT,
 JB>> I don't use it.

 RB> What do you use?

i don't understand what it is that you are trying to do with this calc setup...
mine is very easy... i just use an alias and then type something like

   calc 4 + 5



 JB>> perhaps something like this instead.

 JB>> :: (RECALC.BTM)
 JB>> @echo off
 JB>> setlocal
 JB>> on break quit
 JB>> on error quit
 JB>> set calc=%@comma[%@eval[%&]]
 JB>> eset calc
 JB>> %0 %calc

 RB> No, unfortunately this doesn't work. Maybe there's somebody
 RB> else who has an idea. Or are we the only ones here?

i just modified my alias.ini file so that my calc alias contains the %@comma
function like yours (not that i need it as the comma gets in the way when i'm
copying and pasting at times) and it works as advertised... here's the alias

calc=echo %@comma[%@eval[%&]]

and i have to load the alias' with the following command

alias /r \alias.ini

when i was trying to manually enter the alias from the command line, it wasn't
working... i was getting a zero displayed and then the formula that i entered...
once i use the alias /r command, it all worked as desired...

     c:\>calc 4000+500
     4,500

     c:\>


this is on win98se and OS/2 Warp 3...

)\/(ark