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DOSBox adn Windows 7 interactions???

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First post, by golencio

Posted on 2012-03-31, 12:38

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Is there a way that makes DOSBox interact with windows 7 programs? In fact, I want to send a document from DOSBox in .pdf format via email.

In Windows XP I was able to do that becouse I was running my DOS program, and from there I was able to run a Windows program (DOSPrinter) that converts my DOS document in .pdf format and sends e-mail via Outlook Express.

Now with Windows 7, I can't find a way to run a Windows program from a DOSBox line. Can anybody help me?

Reply 1 of 5, by Qbix

Posted on 2012-03-31, 13:31

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DOSBox is not designed to do that. It's intended to run games.

You could probably create a bat file which does something like this:

1dosbox myprogram.exe
2if exist document.pdf mail document.pdf
3if exist  somethingelse do something else

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Reply 2 of 5, by golencio

Posted on 2012-03-31, 16:12

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Hmmm.. no, I can't start a mailing program from DOSBox...

Reply 3 of 5, by DosFreak

Posted on 2012-03-31, 16:40

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No but you could have a program on your host monitor a folder, wait for a document to appear and then perform a action once that file appears.

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Reply 4 of 5, by golencio

Posted on 2012-03-31, 17:07

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This would be great, do you have any suggestions about the "monitoring" program?

Reply 5 of 5, by Jorpho

Posted on 2012-04-02, 16:55

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Googling for <windows "directory monitor"> should get you started.

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