MS-DOS

Avoid interference with DOS program run from the Appointment Book

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You can run a DOS program at a specific time by putting the full pathname for its executable file, .EXE, .COM, or .BAT, in an appointment. Placing |c:\batt100.com, for example, as the first thing in the description field will run batt100 when the appointment's alarm would sound. [The alarm must be enabled and placing a Q in the location field will suppress any error messages.]

You do not need to leave the Appointment Book application open for BATT100 to run every time. But you do need to:

1. 1. Be in System Manager. (If you have terminated System Manager or booted the Palmtop into DOS, no appointment alarms will run until System Manager is started again.)
2. 2. Have enough free memory to run your DOS program.
3. 3. Not have another DOS application open.

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