SHELL from Console Blosssom to DOS (Command Prompt)

The SHELL command works only in the Console version. The command line syntax of the SHELL command is simply:

        SHELL

The SHELL command allows the user to temporarily "return" to the operating system. There the user can issue operating system commands or run other programs. The command:

        >SHELL

puts the user at the operating system command prompt. The command "EXIT" followed by ENTER key returns to Blossom. The SHELL command is useful for editing data files (shell out of Blossom, edit the file, save, and return to Blossom) and viewing output files or the history of the current session in the installed BLOSSOM\LOG\BLOSSOM.LOG file.

This command is a relict of the old DOS version of Blossom where there was no multitasking capability. It is best to use Windows facilities to accomplish these other tasks while Blossom runs in its own window.