NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              The latest COMMAND.COM and Other Updates
DOCUMENT ID:        TID000420
DOCUMENT REVISION:  A
DATE:               01JUL93
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         UT1192.EXE

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
DR DOS 6.0 4/92

ABSTRACT:
This files contains the latest updated files for DRDOS 6, and specifically
for the replacement of the 7/92 command.com file. The files contained in
this file otherwise are the same as the 7/92 files.
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DISCLAIMER
THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. 
NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. 
HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ONLY.  NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS
INFORMATION.
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Self-Extracting File Name:  UT1192.EXE

Files Included     Size     Date        Time

  UT1192.TXT          (This File)
 RESTORE.COM      14519    7-15-92      6:00a
 COMMAND.COM      50536   11-05-92     11:10a
  BACKUP.COM      12968    7-15-92      6:00a
    KEYB.COM      34671    7-15-92      6:00a
DISKCOPY.COM      18096    7-15-92      6:00a
  FORMAT.COM      15633    7-15-92      6:00a
   FDISK.COM      18177    7-15-92      6:00a
  CURSOR.EXE       5201    7-15-92      6:00a


README of UTL1192.EXE


PATCH SUMMARY

Utility fixes for DR DOS 6.0 to the following files: BACKUP.COM,
COMMAND.COM, CURSOR.COM, DISKCOPY.COM, FDISK.COM, FORMAT.COM, KEYB.COM,
RESTORE.COM.  Descriptions of fixes are in README.TXT.


PROBLEM/SOLUTION DETAIL

BACKUP.COM     12,968   7-15-92   6:00a  chksum A2AA

-   BACKUP /A now allows user to continue appending to a backup
    disk that is partially filled with a previous backup.

COMMAND.COM    50,536  11-05-92  11:10a  chksum 29D0

-   CDROM problem fixed. National Geographic cdrom, IBM linkway
    s/w gives video problems when reloading transient
    COMMAND.COM.
-   Fix for extra line feed.
-   Remote MD on Netware using Volume Name now works.
-   COMMAND.COM no longer uses the return code of an EXECed
    program as it's own return code.
-   IF EXIST now works with hidden files (MSDOS compatible).
-   COPY no longer copies zero length files (MSDOS compatible).
-   A CR/LF is longer printed at the end of a TYPE, as the
    command TYPE NUL >> PRN was sending a CR/LF to the printer.
-   Fix for Novell API function E2h to execute a program with
    drive letter [ (left bracket) (for example:  shell
    "[:test.exe")
-   Typing a non-existant or hidden file now gives the correct
    error message.
-   The environment size of a secondary command processor is
    now set to the size of the original if the /E option is not
    used.
-   COMSPEC is now not expanded to the full network path.
-   On entry to COMMAND.COM, the Novell error mode is set to
    zero, and on exit, it is set to whatever it was.
-   /P and |MORE now work correctly
-   Problems with batch files not returning error level codes
    has also been corrected

CURSOR.EXE     5,201   7-15-92   6:00a  chksum 7489

-  Fix to prevent system hanging when CURSOR used with FILELINK.

DISKCOPY.COM     18,096   7-15-92   6:00a  chksum ED4A

-   Now determines correct disk free space so only one pass
    should be needed.
-   Fix to allow access to Sysgen Bridge external floppy drives.
-   No longer uses extended memory as this causes problems
    under Windows 3.1.

FDISK.COM     18,177   7-15-92   6:00a  chksum C749

-   Fixed Problems with ESDI disks >512 MB where FDISK.COM saw
    part of the drive past 512 MB as bad sectors.

FORMAT.COM    15,633   7-15-92   6:00a  chksum DAEE

-   FORMAT /X/S now makes the hard disk bootable.
-   FORMAT /S now sets the time and date of the system files to
    the same as the original system files.
-   Using the /A option now beeps before the prompt for the
    disk label.

KEYB.COM     34,671   7-15-92   6:00a  chksum 379D

-   Fix for Swedish keyboard.
-   Cannot beep if already in beep routine.

RESTORE.COM    14,519   7-15-92   6:00a  chksum F7BC

-   Now allows continuation or start from any disk.
-   No longer creates subdirectories with /S option if /R
    option also used.


WARNINGS

ALWAYS backup your system before implementing any program/utility changes
to the DR operating system or any revision involving the low-level
functions of NetWare including re-linking of operating system .OBJ files,
Bindery utilities, drive and volume operation, etc.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Make a backup copy of the original file.  If files are on the server, Flag
the files appropriately and replace the files with this patch; reset the
flags.
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