I read some time back that Microsoft was working on a replacement for cmd.exe
that would ship with a future version of Windows. I assume that if they did
something like this that it would be more full featured like a Bash or the
korn shell on Unix. Does anyone know anything about this? Was it just
unsubstantiated gossip or is this something legitimate that Microsoft is
really doing?

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin
=?Utf-8?B?bWVnYXNjb3V0Mjk=?= wrote:

> I read some time back that Microsoft was working on a replacement
> for cmd.exe that would ship with a future version of Windows. I
> assume that if they did something like this that it would be more
> full featured like a Bash or the korn shell on Unix. Does anyone
> know anything about this? Was it just unsubstantiated gossip or is
> this something legitimate that Microsoft is really doing?

Not gossip, but you'll have some while yet waiting for it.

Discussed here a while back. Someone will recall when and more details
than I do. Search at MS on "monad"

Hello, megascout29:
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:49:02 -0800: you wrote...

m> I read some time back that Microsoft was working on a replacement for
m> cmd.exe that would ship with a future version of Windows. I assume that
m> if they did something like this that it would be more full featured like
m> a Bash or the korn shell on Unix. Does anyone know anything about this?
m> Was it just unsubstantiated gossip or is this something legitimate that
m> Microsoft is really doing?

The Microsoft Shell is in development for Longhorn (runs on XP too) using
the .NET beta 2. I haven't had the time to really get into it but it's the
best of many worlds and will be familiar to C# enthusiasts. I think there's
a video or two somewhere at http://channel9.msdn.com

Regards, Paul R. Sadowski [MVP].

--
Paul R. Sadowski
Microsoft MVP (MSN Client)
http://www.paulsadowski.com/

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:49:02 -0800, "megascout29"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin:

>I read some time back that Microsoft was working on a replacement for cmd.exe
>that would ship with a future version of Windows. I assume that if they did
>something like this that it would be more full featured like a Bash or the
>korn shell on Unix. Does anyone know anything about this? Was it just
>unsubstantiated gossip or is this something legitimate that Microsoft is
>really doing?

Search the Internet for "longhorn monad"; have a look at
<http://weblogs.asp.net/jnadal/archive/2003/10/29/34413.aspx>.

--
Michael Bednarek http://mbednarek.com/ "POST NO BILLS"

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:23:32 -0500, "Paul R. Sadowski [MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin:

[snip]
>The Microsoft Shell is in development for Longhorn (runs on XP too) using
>the .NET beta 2. I haven't had the time to really get into it but it's the
>best of many worlds and will be familiar to C# enthusiasts. I think there's
>a video or two somewhere at http://channel9.msdn.com

The link is
mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/msnse/0410/23360/JeffreySnover/jeffrey_snover_2004_demonstration_of_monad.wmv
or
<http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/8/2/e82a4a8d-b2a0-4ae9-9160-a8e285d1b395/jeffrey_snover_2004_demonstration_of_monad.wmv>
or at <http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/episode043/default.asp>.

You "haven't had the time to really get into it" and you already
conclude: "but it's the best of many worlds". Remarkable.

--
Michael Bednarek http://mbednarek.com/ "POST NO BILLS"

"megascout29" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:99DF66C3-ECD9-4432-8C2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I read some time back that Microsoft was working on a replacement for
cmd.exe
> that would ship with a future version of Windows. I assume that if they
did
> something like this that it would be more full featured like a Bash or the
> korn shell on Unix. Does anyone know anything about this? Was it just
> unsubstantiated gossip or is this something legitimate that Microsoft is
> really doing?

If you want additional functionality TODAY, without changing command
interpreters or adding new third-party utilities to your systems, and while
retaining script compatibility with ALL NT-based systems from NT4 SP6a
through Server 2003...

Try the FREE Advanced NT/2K/XP/K3 Command Library.
(http://ntlib.com).

The Command Library is constructed using ONLY builtin
commands common to all four platforms (NT/2K/XP/K3).
There is NO BINARY CODE. This is a single .cmd file,
optimized and compressed with full documentation.

For an example of what code written using the library looks like, see
(http://TheSystemGuard.com/Scripts/Sn...hot.cmdsrc.htm)

For a complete list of new resources, go to
(http://TheSystemGuard.com/MasterCatalog.asp).

-tsg

/-----------------+---------------+----------------------\
| COMPATIBILITY | CLARITY | SPEED |
| Write code ONCE | Make it clear | THEN...Make it fast! |
\-----------------+---------------+----------------------/
400+ command-line resources using ONLY native NT commands!
(http://TheSystemGuard.com/default.asp#MasterCommandList)

Am looking for one.

Does this do ANSI.SYS?

Does it allow separate FCB and FILES settings for separate running
instances?

Thanks.

Sam

"guard" <^T^S^G^n^e^w^s^@TheSystemGuard.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "megascout29" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:99DF66C3-ECD9-4432-8C2C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I read some time back that Microsoft was working on a replacement for
> cmd.exe
> > that would ship with a future version of Windows. I assume that if they
> did
> > something like this that it would be more full featured like a Bash or
the
> > korn shell on Unix. Does anyone know anything about this? Was it just
> > unsubstantiated gossip or is this something legitimate that Microsoft is
> > really doing?
>
> If you want additional functionality TODAY, without changing command
> interpreters or adding new third-party utilities to your systems, and
while
> retaining script compatibility with ALL NT-based systems from NT4 SP6a
> through Server 2003...
>
> Try the FREE Advanced NT/2K/XP/K3 Command Library.
> (http://ntlib.com).
>
> The Command Library is constructed using ONLY builtin
> commands common to all four platforms (NT/2K/XP/K3).
> There is NO BINARY CODE. This is a single .cmd file,
> optimized and compressed with full documentation.
>
> For an example of what code written using the library looks like, see
> (http://TheSystemGuard.com/Scripts/Sn...hot.cmdsrc.htm)
>
> For a complete list of new resources, go to
> (http://TheSystemGuard.com/MasterCatalog.asp).
>
> -tsg
>
> /-----------------+---------------+----------------------\
> | COMPATIBILITY | CLARITY | SPEED |
> | Write code ONCE | Make it clear | THEN...Make it fast! |
> \-----------------+---------------+----------------------/
> 400+ command-line resources using ONLY native NT commands!
> (http://TheSystemGuard.com/default.asp#MasterCommandList)
>
>