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Posted: **Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:38 am**

Hello All,

Well, the subject line pretty much says it all for me. I can't use the QBX command SHELL "dir/on c:>proglist.dir" running MS-DOS 7.10. Is there some resolve for this behavior or do I need to back up and install DOS 6.22?

Thanks for reading,

John

Posted: **Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:52 pm**

QB64 worked using: SHELL _HIDE "dir/on c:>proglist.dir"

Even without proper spacing. Try spaces between dir /on C: > proglist.dir

Posted: **Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:22 am**

If this should help someone down the road...

I figured out the problem with DOS 7.10. I performed the installation with the drive volumes unlocked. If you are using QBX which knows nothing about long file names, you must install it with the volumes LOCKED if you want to perform commands like the prior example. It's working just fine now after that correction.

John

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