5. how to use

5.1 Setup

(1) DOS extender version (XBLD)

Copy the DOS extender "DOS4GW.EXE" to a directory in your current or path path.

(2) 32-bit version (XBLD32)

Open a Windows95 DOS window and prepare to boot XBLD.
(Please note that it does not work in MS-DOS mode)

5.2 How to start

Enter the following command from the DOS prompt. The option must be preceded by a hyphen "-" or a slash "/".
(When using the 32-bit version of XBLD, replace XBLD with XBLD32 and enter it.)

C:> xbld [-options ...] [script filename]

For the option, specify a subcommand or a subcommand file.
Subcommands are commands for instructing the operation of XBLD. (For details, refer to "6. Subcommands")

(1) Command line specification

It is interpreted in order from the beginning by specifying the subcommand directly from the command line.

C:> xbld -Subcommand 1 = Arguments -Subcommand 2 = Arguments ･ ･ ･ ･ [script file name]

(2) Subcommand file specification

A way to specify subcommands by file instead of the command line.
A file that describes a group of subcommands is called a "subcommand file".
Interprets and executes subcommands line by line from the beginning of the subcommand file.

C:> xbld -sub = pathname of subcommand file [script file name]

Use ";" to write a comment in the subcommand file.
The character string from ";" to the end of the line is ignored.

5.3 Command example

<< Example 1 >> C:> xbld sample

1. Create a disc image for burning a CD. No subcommand is specified.

2. The DSK file specified in the script file sample.scr is created.

3. TOC files are always created.

<< Example 2 >> C:> xbld -p sample

1. Specify the p subcommand for direct DOS file access.

2. The PVD file specified in the script file sample.scr is created.

3. An RTI file and a QSB file are created.

4. TOC files are always created.

<< Example 3 >> C:> xbld -otf sample

1. Creates a file for writing the disk specified in the script file sample.scr on the fly. Specify the otf subcommand.

2. PVD file and SCT file are created.

3. If you include interleaving, an OTI file is created.

4. TOC files are always created.

<< Example 4 >> C:> xbld -sub = sample.bld

1. Performs processing according to the contents of the subcommand file sample.bld.

2. In the subcommand file, specify real-time emulation (r subcommand).

3. Specify sample.scr as the script file.

4. Set the maximum number of ISO files to 1024 with the i subcommand.

5. Set the maximum number of DOS files to 2048 with the d subcommand.

sample.bld

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; sample.bld

-r; realtime emulation

-i = 1024; number of isofiles

-d = 2048; number of dosfiles

sample; script file

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