Format: Sy[stem] [command or program]This allows you to issue commands to the operating system or even run other programs, provided there is enough memory available. The commands specified are exactly what you would type at the MS-DOS prompt and EASISTAT will pass them on unchanged.
Example:
Enter command - sys dirProduces a list of files in the current working directory.
Enter command - sys timeAllows you to change the clock.
Enter command - sys notepad command.logRuns the NOTEPAD program to edit a file called command.log.
When the command has been executed then EASISTAT will pause and wait for a keypress before continuing (unless it is being run from a command file).
Comments
You can use this command to list directories to remind yourself of the names of files you wish to use, or you can delete old output files before writing to a file with the same name. You can run a text editor to edit files and then return to EASISTAT when you have finished. Do not however attempt to edit a file that is currently in use by EASISTAT, e.g. a command file that it is in the middle of reading.