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Dave, Yeah, it's a DOS thing. I am not a DOS expert but I'll give it a shot. Instead of running zplan from windows explorer you need to go to the dos prompt and run it from there. Best to find someone who has basic understanding of dos but here is what you do. Click on Start, then select "programs" and then MS-DOS Prompt (it will be toward the end of the list of programs). This will give you a "black screen" with nothing but some white letters that look something like "C:\WIN31>" This means that you are looking at the folder "WIN31" of drive "C". Now you have to know where your zplan files are located. Let's say they are on your "C" drive in a folder named "zplan". If they aren't then put them there to make this easier on yourself. You can do this in windows mode. Once they are there proceed as follows. Type "cd\zplan" press the enter key and you should see "C:\zplan>" This means that you are now looking in the "zplan" folder of drive "C" To see what is there type "dir" and press the enter key. The contents of the folder will scroll out before you on the screen. To execute zplan from the prompt you would type "zplan" press the enter key and the program will run. To execute it with the "tissue save enabled" type "zplan -s" and it will run and it will display "tissue save enabled" while it is running. That should do it. "Legal Disclaimer" These DOS operating instructions could indirectly kill you, and probably has bugs. The author does not warrant that it accurately Microsoft's intended method of operating from the DOS Prompt and that it won't delete everything on your hard drive or that it will produce safe, reliable, results. These instructions are experimental,and you use them at your own risk. Operating from the MS DOS Prompt in general is fraught with risk, and a windows trained operator adds significantly more risk. Operating from the DOS prompt while utilizing multiple gasses, including Helium, is about as risky as it gets, especially if you choose to utilize a closed-circuit rebreather. Just kidding. Good luck and remember, Dave, you can always trust a guy named Dave. Dave Dalton On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:06:41 -0800 David Reinhard <reinhard@oc*.co*.au*> writes: >Hi, > I am wondering if someone could help a computer illiterate >with running >repetitive dives on ZPlan? > I have no problem running single dive profiles, but I am >somewhat confused >about repetitive dives. The documentation says that to update your >tissue >file you must run the program with a " -s option". The problem is I >don't >know what that means! > I run the program from Windows Explorer. Having entered my >dive parameters >into profile.dat I then double click zplan.exe (ie from Windows >Explorer), >the program runs and I check out the results in plan.out. So how do I >run >the program with a -s option? I figured this may be a DOS thing so I >tried >running the program from a DOS window but kept on getting the old Bad >command or File name message (maybe I hadn't properly identified the >correct path - on the other hand maybe I just haven't got a clue what >I am >doing). > >I must be Doing it Wrong! Could someone please set me on the DIR >pathway >for repetitive dives on ZPlan? > >Dave >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >Ocean Internet - "The Quality ISP" >http://www.ocean.com.au/info.html > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to >`techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to >`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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