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Message started by tbolick on 03/06/07 at 11:20:51

Title: New DBA utility for running Non-DBA Programs
Post by tbolick on 03/06/07 at 11:20:51

I have written a Utility program for DBA that I wanted to share. It is a program that creates a DBA (TAS) program that will run a NON-DBA program.

Download it here:
http://tabsoftwaresystems.com/freeware/DBARunCreate.zip

and unzip it into a folder on your system. Then just run DBARunCreate, and type in the program name and cmd line parameters and hit Create TAS Program. For example, you could type NOTEPAD.EXE and NOTES.TXT then hit Create TAS Program and save it into EDTNOTE.RUN in your DBAMFG program. You could then add this to the DBA menu.

The program is free. I would like to know how you use it, tho.

Title: Re: New DBA utility for running Non-DBA Programs
Post by kevind on 03/06/07 at 12:57:46

Thanks, I had requested something like this before. (http://www.istechforum.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1065710104)

Your implementation is better than what I was thinking of.

The only suggestion that I have is to allow one to designate what folder to run the application in.
Kind of like the 'Start In:' field in a shortcut.

I was able to make it work as is by running a batch file that changed to the correct folder, ran the application, then switched back.
However, Since I am running a .bat file, it launches cmd.com, displaying a large black screen.
If I could specifiy the folder to run in, it would just run my application.

Great job ... It is useful to me as is. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: New DBA utility for running Non-DBA Programs
Post by tbolick on 03/06/07 at 15:31:26

I saw your request and wondered how it might be implemented. So I did it. This will also allow me to write some Non-TAS stuff and integrate it into DBA.

Unfortunately, TAS does not have a START IN ability. You could try creating a shortcut to your program, and running the shortcut. Your batch file, tho, seems like a good idea.

You might want to check this out:
http://www.ericphelps.com/batch/samples/invisible.txt
or other ideas at that website, or some software like:
http://www.hide-folder.com/overview/hf_7.html
http://abyssmedia.com/quickbfc/index.shtml