2. If you're invoking a 16-bit DOS application, then you want to run the batch file with the 16-bit command.com (not cmd.exe) and have "Native"

set

to "No".

digital man

Good to know, any idea how I can change it so SBBS calls command.com instead of
cmd.exe or why this suddenly started happening about a month ago?
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Re: .bat files aren't firing off, what gives?
By: Android8675 to Digital Man on Thu May 30 2019 07:18 am

2. If you're invoking a 16-bit DOS application, then you want to run the batch file with the 16-bit command.com (not cmd.exe) and have "Native" set to "No".

digital man

Good to know, any idea how I can change it so SBBS calls command.com

instead

of cmd.exe or why this suddenly started happening about a month ago?

Honestly, it's kind of a guess. Did it help?

digital man

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Re: .bat files aren't firing off, what gives?
By: Digital Man to Android8675 on Fri May 31 2019 01:07 am

2. If you're invoking a 16-bit DOS application, then you want to
run the batch file with the 16-bit command.com (not cmd.exe) and
have "Native" set to "No".

Good to know, any idea how I can change it so SBBS calls command.com
instead of cmd.exe or why this suddenly started happening about a
month ago?

Honestly, it's kind of a guess. Did it help?

No, there's something weird going on, but since I'm the only one talking about it, guessing it could be something I mucked with.

-A
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Re: .bat files aren't firing off, what gives?
By: Android8675 to Digital Man on Fri May 31 2019 06:27 am

Re: .bat files aren't firing off, what gives?
By: Digital Man to Android8675 on Fri May 31 2019 01:07 am

2. If you're invoking a 16-bit DOS application, then you want to DM>> run the batch file with the 16-bit command.com (not cmd.exe) and DM>> have "Native" set to "No".

Good to know, any idea how I can change it so SBBS calls command.com
instead of cmd.exe or why this suddenly started happening about a
month ago?

Honestly, it's kind of a guess. Did it help?

No, there's something weird going on, but since I'm the only one talking about it, guessing it could be something I mucked with.

You could, as an experiement, try running sbbs v3.17b (from January) and see if there's any difference in behavior. That would at least eliminate any changes to Synchronet in that time frame as the cause of your problem.

digital man

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