DOS - command line screen 2

[rob444]

Does anyone know how to size the dos command line screen to 25 lines and 80 chars per line when it is full screen?

I need it to run an old dos program full screen with only 25 lines in stead of 50.

Thanks,
Rob.

 

[Palagast]

You can change the dimensions with the following commands:
mode con lines=XX
mode con columns=XX

 

[bcastner]

Start, Run, %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /k mode con cols=80 lines=25

Also, if you create a .bat file to call your application, you can then edit its properties to include screen dimensions.

Or, use command instead of cmd.exe, and hit Alt-Enter when the command session starts.

 

[rob444]

Thanks!

A star for the tip!

Rob.

 

[Palagast]

Oopsie, little mistake by me: to edit the columns, do what Bill said: cols=XX instead of columns=XX. I'm not on an english computer so couldn't try it out