OSDASETS - SAVING AND LOADING DOS SETTINGS UNDER OS/2 WARP
01/12/96

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            Saving and Loading DOS Settings under OS/2 Warp
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Please Read Entire Document for Full Explanation of Procedures
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DESCRIPTION

This document discusses DOS settings for DOS programs under OS/2 Warp.

RESOLUTION

Saving DOS Settings

To save customized DOS settings to a disk file under OS/2 Warp:

 1. Open OS/2 System.

 2. Click-on either DOS Window or DOS Full Screen with mouse button 2
    to display the pop-up menu.

 3. Select Settings to open the Settings notebook.

 4. Select the Session tab.

 5. Select the DOS Settings... push button.

 6. Select OK.

 7. Select Print.

 8. Select Encoded File.

 9. Type the file name in which to save the DOS settings.

10. Select OK.

11. Press Cancel and close any open windows to return to the OS/2
    Desktop.

The file name created in steps 9 and 10 can be distributed. Use the 
instructions in the next section to put the DOS settings into a new, 
unconfigured, DOS program object.
            
Loading DOS Settings
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To load customized DOS settings under OS/2 Warp:

 1. Open OS/2 System.

 2. Click-on either DOS Window or DOS Full Screen with mouse button 2
    to display the pop-up menu.

 3. Select Settings to open the Settings notebook.

 4. Select the Session tab.

 5. Select the DOS Settings... push button.

 6. Select OK.

 7. Select Load.

 8. Type the encoded file path and file name in the text-entry field.

 9. Select Load.

10. When the DOS Settings window reappears, select Save to permanently
    apply the DOS settings to the program object being configured.

11. Close the DOS Settings window.

12. Close the Settings notebook window.
      
The DOS application program object is ready for use.

Note: The DOS settings file created in the first section cannot be used
      by the Add Programs utility program that comes with OS/2 Warp.
      Third-party programs can convert the encoded file into an
      acceptable format that uses Add Programs. These third-party
      utility programs can convert the encoded file into a format with
      the DATABASE.TXT file that comes with OS/2 Warp.

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