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==== Shell Game Win98 (AREV Specific) ====
=== At 16 NOV 2000 06:21:29PM Warren wrote: ===
 
{{tag>"AREV Specific"}}
 
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I'm sure this has come up before, just to lazy to do a search.



But I'm trying to do a proof of concept test with ARev and Win98 workstation on a Novell 3.2x network. I've installed the Novell32 client (whichever version is recommened for Win98 & the LH NLM). The NLM is not installed (since this is a proof-of-concept test only the expense is not justifiable). All other stations are using DOS.



When I create a PIF/shortcut none of the shell commands work: PC, SUSPEND, PCPERFORM etc. Suspend from TCL gives me an error about can't find a DOS file, the other command do absolutely nothing. I can't run batch files to control the network printer etc.



However if I open a DOS prompt and start ARev thru there all works fine.



I suspect it has to do with drive mapping, search paths and the comspec setting. The system login script is setting a path on the network by OS version however the command.com there is the proper version.



Any ideas?
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=== At 16 NOV 2000 10:29PM dale walker wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Warren,

I had this happen to me when I was at MagCorp.

When i used this type of command in a routine I wrote something like this:



string=stuff:stillmorestuff...



perform string



I hope this helps



Dale

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=== At 28 NOV 2000 11:52AM Warren wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>The Novell system login script was mapping a search path using %machine, %os, %os_version and then the comspec to that



When examining these values from a Novell WRITE command the specified path was not present on the network drive. Creating the path and putting the appropriate COMMAND.COM files in there solved the problem.

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=== At 28 NOV 2000 01:22PM WinWin/Revelation Technical Support wrote:  ===

<QUOTE>Warren-



As an aside, you can safely use the Novell 3.3 client.



Mike Ruane

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