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Answer» I am trying to master msdos .But is it necessary to learn EDLIN because i find it really annoying.And can anybodey tell me wahats the difference between ANSI and BINARY FILE . when i open my msdos by default the working diorectory is c:\>documents and settings\RITUL (ritul is my NICKNAME) how to make d drive my working diorectory i am typing chdir d:\ but for a moment the dos windows display d:\> then again it retuns TOC:\>documents and settings\ritul THANKS IN ADVANCEWelcome to the CH forums. Which operating system are you using? It is definitely not necessary to learn EDLIN, lots of other editors are available. An ANSI file will contain only characters which appear in the ANSII CODE which is shown here. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Binary files contain entries which lie outside the ANSII code although some may be interpreted as ANSII codes. Chdir (or simply cd) means change directory. D: is a drive and to get to it you simply enter D: I think you are possibly using the Command Prompt in XP (cmd.exe) in which case you are not using MS-Dos but a Dos emulator. The permitted COMMANDS for cmd.exe are listed here. Good luck Yeah, you are absolutely right dusty I am using windows XP(SP2).Thanks for your quick rply .I wil be really happy if you tell me what is a dos emulator .If the dos which i am using is not a actual msdos(operating system) then where can i find the actual msdos. Plzz correct me if i go wrong anywhere as far as the technical terms are concerned.Quote from: bodhi2016 on February 09, 2008, 04:38:25 AM I wil be really happy if you tell me what is a dos emulator Emulator The command prompt in XP isn't MS-DOS. It is an application written for Windows. Quote from: bodhi2016 on February 09, 2008, 04:38:25 AM then where can i find the actual msdos. MS-DOS isn't freeware. So if you want the real deal you will have to buy it. There are alternatives though. DOSBox is another DOS emulator that does a much better job than the emulator XP ships with. If you want the full DOS operating system experience then something like DR-DOS might suit you. Note that DR-DOS cannot run from within Windows, you will need to install it to its own partition and boot it like any other operating system. Or install it on a virtual PC.Quote from: Dusty on February 09, 2008, 02:25:53 AM ... It is definitely not necessary to learn EDLIN, lots of other editors are available. ... Is plain old edit available to him at the command line under XP? (I don't have XP)Quote from: bodhi2016 on February 09, 2008, 12:48:12 AM I am trying to master msdos A lot depends on what you are going to achieve in the end. If you want to learn how to program, use a proper language. Quote from: WillyW on February 09, 2008, 10:36:06 AM Is plain old edit available to him at the command line under XP? (I don't have XP) It sure is...

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I am trying to master msdos .But is it necessary to learn EDLIN because i find it really annoying.And can anybodey tell me wahats the difference between ANSI and BINARY FILE .
when i open my msdos by default the working diorectory is
c:\>documents and settings\RITUL (ritul is my NICKNAME)
how to make d drive my working diorectory i am typing chdir d:\ but for a moment the dos windows display
d:\>
then again it retuns TOC:\>documents and settings\ritul
THANKS IN ADVANCEWelcome to the CH forums.

Which operating system are you using?

It is definitely not necessary to learn EDLIN, lots of other editors are available.

An ANSI file will contain only characters which appear in the ANSII CODE which is shown here. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

Binary files contain entries which lie outside the ANSII code although some may be interpreted as ANSII codes.

Chdir (or simply cd) means change directory. D: is a drive and to get to it you simply enter D:

I think you are possibly using the Command Prompt in XP (cmd.exe) in which case you are not using MS-Dos but a Dos emulator. The permitted COMMANDS for cmd.exe are listed here.

Good luck

Yeah, you are absolutely right dusty I am using windows XP(SP2).Thanks for your quick rply .I wil be really happy if you tell me what is a dos emulator
.If the dos which i am using is not a actual msdos(operating system) then where can i find the actual msdos.
Plzz correct me if i go wrong anywhere as far as the technical terms are concerned.Quote from: bodhi2016 on February 09, 2008, 04:38:25 AM

I wil be really happy if you tell me what is a dos emulator

Emulator
The command prompt in XP isn't MS-DOS. It is an application written for Windows.

Quote from: bodhi2016 on February 09, 2008, 04:38:25 AM

then where can i find the actual msdos.

MS-DOS isn't freeware. So if you want the real deal you will have to buy it.
There are alternatives though.
DOSBox is another DOS emulator that does a much better job than the emulator XP ships with.

If you want the full DOS operating system experience then something like DR-DOS might suit you. Note that DR-DOS cannot run from within Windows, you will need to install it to its own partition and boot it like any other operating system. Or install it on a virtual PC.Quote from: Dusty on February 09, 2008, 02:25:53 AM

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It is definitely not necessary to learn EDLIN, lots of other editors are available.
...

Is plain old edit available to him at the command line under XP?
(I don't have XP)Quote from: bodhi2016 on February 09, 2008, 12:48:12 AM

I am trying to master msdos

A lot depends on what you are going to achieve in the end. If you want to learn how to program, use a proper language.
Quote from: WillyW on February 09, 2008, 10:36:06 AM

Is plain old edit available to him at the command line under XP?
(I don't have XP)

It sure is...

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