Date   : Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:04:45 +0100
From   : afra@... (Phill Harvey-Smith)
Subject: XFER

Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
>> Message-ID: <2f806cd70903280217w4c432c8dn7e688e612d70ec6d@...>
>  
> Rob wrote:
>> Then clicking on the icon will give you a DOS prompt that behaves a
>  
> What's wrong with just double-clicking on the executable? If it's a
> console program (DOS program) it will just open a console window
> (DOS command window) and run in there with no parameters.

That's indeed true, however running it from a prompt allows you to see 
any error messages that are displayed before the program closes. I 
personally always tend to run dos /text mode stuff in this way.

Cheers.

Phill.