[Xitami] Perl in a MSDOS box

Paul Reid xitami@lists.xitami.org
Fri, 01 Feb 2002 14:16:53 -0500


> "This Program cannot be run in DOS mode"

Isn't Win9x fun?

-How- are you opening a "DOS box"? Usually: Start, Run, "command", OK will
open a proper 32-bit command window. "Command Prompt" may (should) also work. 
Shelling out of a 16-bit editor is sure to give you a 16-bit DOS environment
that lacks many functions. 

 -PRR