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Okie dokie. I need to know how to put a dos prompt in a window (not a fake one!). I was thinking of using a Veiw port, and input statements, because i know that you could put bitmaps in veiw ports, but i was wondering how you would do the same with a dos prompt. Here is the veiwport code i used for loading bitmaps in Linster OS:

Veiw(40, 40)-(70, 70)
Load640 "backround.bmp"
Veiw

Unfortunately, the VIEW setting doesn't effect the location of character output.

You could implement your own screen buffer and cursor position.

As for the DOS screen, you could display a prompt, use INPUT to get the command line. Then shell the command with the output redirected to a temporary file, then read the file into your custom screen buffer.

INPUT com$
com$=com$+ " >output.tmp"