Is this for the sake of doing it or do you really need it?

You can use NNANSI.COM or any other .COM or .EXE based ANSI driver.

I've been playing around with 4DOS and I want to use the coloured directory listings feature, which requires ANSI.SYS (which I have).

I can't load CONFIG.SYS in a XP command window or, as far as I'm aware, in DOSBOX, so I was launching DOSBOX and then starting 4DOS inside DOSBOX.

Since DOSBOX can emulate CONFIG.SYS entries like emm, xms, and umb I'm asking if it can emulate other DEVICE= entries.

DOSBox has support for ANSI codes built in; it's an "always on" feature that doesn't have to be enabled (or disabled) in the settings. Just set the 4DOS ColorDir environment variable to your taste, and you're good to go.

Even if you did load a console device driver like an ANSI driver, it won't work because DOSBox's console device doesn't send the output through INT 29 like real DOS.

DOSBox has support for ANSI codes built in; it's an "always on" feature that doesn't have to be enabled (or disabled) in the settings. Just set the 4DOS ColorDir environment variable to your taste, and you're good to go.

Wunderbar! Many thanks for the clarifications.

Is there a document somewhere in which all this good stuff is described?

Hi there.
Since long time passed after this subject sorry for bothering
But I need to use a CNC which was running only in dos. I need to install a device driver using config.sys
I found some text about how to set up config.sys but I couldn't find how to add or use config.sys with dosbox.
would u care to help me. I am trying to add a devicehigh=pacervs1.exe to windows xp which didnt work after 5 hours of working on it.
here is the link about setting config.sys with dosbox but Where to do it?
http://www.abandonia.com/vbullet/showthread.php?t=6991
ty vm
cheers

which game and what is the device driver for?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnc

If the driver creates a character device (one where you open the device like a file using a specific name and then read from it and write to it like a file or use IOCTL functions on it), DOSBox doesn't support them with its emulated DOS. You'll have to boot real DOS in DOSBox, and then you can use CONFIG.SYS in the usual way.

I made an img file with magic iso and gethered an iso file over internet and embedded the lines I need on the config.sys.
Now I will try to mount that iso and boot from it. Since I just met dosbox today it takes some time to make configurations. Btw i told it was for CNC software which is not a Game dominus and H-a-l-9000 thnx for the link but that page doesnt have any info about dosbox nor emulators. The pc is 16 years old which is a DX33 and its software doesnt work on 586. I have been trying to install that devicedriver for 7 hours which I tried on XP. I added to services.msc, added on config.nt and some other tricks but there is no way to use devicehigh=pacervs1.exe to embed on XP
I will inform you after I mount and boot on dosbox. ty cheers

DOSBox only boots harddisk images, not isos.

Installing a DOS device driver on XP via "services.msc" (which is the control panel for services) and "config.nt"? Are you sure you know what you're doing? Why not buy an used old PC?

Erm. Didn't I mantioned about its software is running on DX33?

The pc is 16 years old which is a DX33 and its software doesnt work on 586

None of your statements doesn't make clear what you are doing, how or why you do it.

In general an emulator for GAMES is not the first choice for hardware-critical applications.
Buy new cnc software.

ell first of all I found that DosBox is one of the best emulators over others, Thats why I wanted to use it. An author is telling me to change it maybe I will. I tried Mach3 for using it. But I couldnt find a software which is designed to control COM port to control a CNC. Softwares are for controlling parallel ports.
2nd I am trying to do something, if there is only one way to do it I will find it. If you are questioning something else then I give up. But I was asking some logical questions didn't I?
Anyway
After trying several creating softwares finally I managed to create the dos50.ima file which works fine with dosbox.
I mounted the drive using

mount c: c:\pacerpc
imgmount a c:\image\DOS50.ima -t floppy
boot -l a

my config.sys and autoexec.bat files works fine and decices are loaded
but after booting I cannot see drive z nor drive c
probobly cos of the boot. Do you have any suggestions about it
I will try the dosbox conf order of booting and mounting but I dont think any commands will work after boot -l a
ty vm
And btw if I can manage to work the cnc this will be a good referance for you 😜, ty vm for the innovative answers btw 😜

Screenshots from consoles

> but after booting I cannot see drive z nor drive c

That's how it is. As soon as the DOS on the image starts, it replaces the DOSBox drives. You can copy your data files to the image before you boot it...

Can you explain about that? About the data files? I think I need a bit help overthere. Thank you very much for your time.

And btw if I can manage to work the cnc this will be a good referance for you

No it won't, because no one except you gives a flying f*ck about some ancient CNC software. Read my lips: DOSBOX IS AN EMULATOR FOR DOS GAMES (primarily). What you're trying to do is way out of the scope of DOSBox, even though there's a slim chance it might work. The fact that you're insisting on using DOSBox for the job I'm guessing you have in mind kinda answers my above question. To draw you a picture, you're trying to screw in a screw with a hammer. You'll maybe able to get the screw in somehow, but it would be so much easier using a screwdriver.

I meant the stuff you are going to feed into your machine. Copy it on the image using WinImage or DOSBox, and then boot the image and run your CNC program.