Thanks for the reply; I'll have to digest DOSBOX: I've
seen your example before counting down 5,4,3,2,1,0.
z-get brings up the standard Windows file selection dialog,
with a default directory, and you specify file types that will
show. When making a TURNKEY I'm not sure if there is not a
valid HWND and HINST put in the parameter block when not called
from a created parent window .
z-get is at

http://www.forth.com/archive/sftalk/1999/2409.html

Would a DOSBOX help with the printing? As I said before,=20
STARTER gives exactly the action I would like.

The rest of my trial prog follows.

Cheers! Anil

\ ONLY FORTH ALSO DEFINITIONS DECIMAL
 variable ty variable qd
 : tbl 14 * 19 + dtf + ; ( dtf is dbuffers in z-get )
 : .n 10 .r ;

: titl cr 20 spaces ." Listing for "=20
        dtf 1+ zcount type
        cr 20 spaces=20
        dtf c@ dup 73 =3D if ." Shape in inch units " cr then \ "I"
                   77 =3D if ." Shape in metric units" cr then ; \ "M"

 : nos dtf 16 + dup c@
        ." End Slowdown is " . cr
            1+ c@
        ." Shape has " . ." segments" cr cr=20
        ." Seg.No. Type Quad Data" cr
 ;
 : segs dtf 17 + w@ 50 min
        0 do cr I dup 1+ 6 .r ." . "
        tbl dup w@ 1+ dup ty ! .n
         2+ dup w@ dup qd ! .n
         2+ dup w@ .n
        ty @ 6 =3D
        qd @ 3 < and
        ty @ 4 =3D or
        ty @ 6 > or
                 if 2+ dup w@ .n then
        ty @ 6 > if 6 + w@ .n else drop then cr
        loop ;=20

 : shpr z-get
        titl
        nos
        segs
        ;

PRINTING +ORDER

: Try ( -- )
   WINPRINT OPEN-PERSONALITY
   ['] shpr CATCH ( *) \ Catch the app in case of error
   CLOSE-PERSONALITY
   IF ." error running application" THEN
   bye ;

PRINTING -ORDER

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Ghan [mailto:MikeGhan_at_logix-controls.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:20 AM
To: sftalk_at_forth.com
Subject: [sftalk] Re: turnkey w/ no window

I'm not familiar with z-get, but if a filename is interactively
retrieved from user input, you'll need some sort of console or window.
Here is an example console (aka DOS box):

REQUIRES DOSBOX

: ALL-DONE ( -- ) \ Proper cleanup
   'ONSYSEXIT CALLS \ Execute System Exit Chain
   0 ExitProcess ;

: GO ( -- )
   DOS-CONSOLE OPEN-PERSONALITY
   ." The command line contains" CR
   CMDLINE ARGC 0
   ?DO CMDLINE I ARGV TYPE CR
   LOOP
   CR ." Press any key to exit" KEY DROP
   ALL-DONE ;

' GO 'MAIN !

-1 THRESHOLD \ No Xref file

PROGRAM CMDLINE
BYE

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Hope this helps,
Mike
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