DOS Fn 3700H: Query Switchar
Compatibility: 2.0+ ◄Undoc►
Expects: AX 3700H
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Returns: DL current DOS switch character (always 2fH in DOS 5.0+)
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Info: Obtains the character that DOS and applications may interpret as
the lead character in command-line switches.
This concept never really caught on; most programs do not bother
to check this value. Nowadays, all programs just assume that
slash (/), ASCII 2fH, is the switch character.
Versions: 2.0+ This is an undocumented, though valid function.
5.0+ The corresponding function, 3701H, is now ◄Obsolete► (so
now there is no DOS-blessed way to set a non-standard switch
character).
See Also: Fn 3701H (set switchar; obsolete)
DOS Functions
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