NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              Patch to Remove Money Application Check
DOCUMENT ID:        TID000254
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               01JUL93
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         PAT301.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
DR DOS 6.0 4/92

ABSTRACT:
This patch fixes a problem with apps that opens a file, with Share loaded,
but then cannot delete the file until the file is closed.  This causes the
"Money Manager" to fail.
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Self-Extracting File Name:  PAT301.EXE

Files Included     Size     Date        Time

  PAT301.TXT          (This File)
  IBMDOS.301      39239   10-28-92      3:01a


README of  PATCH301.EXE


Product:       DR DOS 6.0

Description:   This patch removes the check for SHARE in the
'check_not_open' routine, so if a program opens a file it can still be
deleted.  This caused a problem with a program called Money Manager which
opens temporary files then deletes them.  This failed if SHARE was loaded.

               This patch is optional.


ASSUMPTIONS:

1.  The file IBMDOS.301 is in the root directory of your C:\ drive.
2.  TaskMAX is not loaded.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Remove the attributes from the current working copy of IBMDOS.COM

        From the C prompt:
             Type: ATTRIB -RSH IBMDOS.COM
             Press <ENTER>

2.  Make a backup copy of IBMDOS.COM

             Type: COPY IBMDOS.COM C:\DRDOS\IBMDOS.OLD
             Press <ENTER>

3.  Replace the original IBMDOS.COM with the patched IBMDOS.301


             Type: COPY IBMDOS.301 IBMDOS.COM
             Press <ENTER>

4.  Verify the copied file is the correct size, date and checksum

             Type: CD \
        From the C prompt:
             Type: XDIR IBMDOS.COM /C
             Press <ENTER>

        The following message will display:

--a--- 39,239 10-28-91 3:01A 959b c:ibmdos.com

NOTE: In Archive attribute (a) may be set, however it is not a required
attribute.

5.  Replace the System, Hidden, Read-Only attributes on IBMDOS.COM

             Type: ATTRIB +RSH IBMDOS.COM
             Press <ENTER>

6.  Reboot the computer.


APPLICATIONS KNOWN TO BE EFFECTED BY THIS PATCH:

Money Manager
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