On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:04:18PM -0600, Chuck Cole wrote:
> > I have a dos batch file I need to convert to a unix shell script. I have
> > found a site that gives some conversion examples, but am very green with
> > shell scripts, and am confident it will take me too much time to get it
> > working without some expert input. Is there someone on the list that
> > considers them self a pro, and could easily make the conversion. ? I can
> > post the file on the web, or include the text in an email.
> >
> Converting is a pain because it requires new syntax and essentially new programming.
>
> I think I saw stuff about WINE and its brethren having a way to use DOS batch files directly. Google for THAT. Might be as simple
> as piping it through COMMAND.COM
But then it will run everything in the context of the WINE environment,
without the access to files or other utilities (which I suspect is the
main point of running it under Unix in the first place).
florin
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