STARTB V1.32

by Christian Langanke, 1993-2003

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Short description

STARTB allows you to start DOS and OS/2 programs out of DOS and OS/2 sessions both asynchronously and synchronously! Unlike with the OS/2 built-in start command or other start utilities, all features of the DosStartSession API are implemented in one single program for OS/2 and DOS.

Overview

STARTB enables you to use the complete set of functions of the DosStartSession API, which is to be used for starting any kind of session under OS/2 or eComStation. In addition to the conventional START command, STARTB supports the following options of the DosStartSession API:

start a DOS session with optional DOS settings

specify a window position for the new session

specify an icon for the system menu of the new session

do not close a text window after termination (NOAUTOCLOSE)

wait for termination of the new session

All of the STARTB command parameters are as well available under DOS running in a DOS-box under OS/2 or eComStation, which is especially interesting for the /WAIT function. This makes it possible to synchronously call an OS/2 or eComStation command from within a DOS-Box and therefore waiting for its termination.

STARTB contains the functionality of the following programs, which are hereby credited to have inspired me to write STARTB:

STARTD V1.0 Norm Ross 1992
OS/2 program with nearly all STARTB parameters except e.g. /WAIT, but cannot start programs from within MDOS.
START.EXE IBM Internal 1993
DOS program starting programs from within MDOS.