QBasic 1.1: SHELL Statement

Explanation

Suspends execution of a Basic program to run a DOS command or batch file.

Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic, QuickBasic and Visual Basic for DOS.

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SHELL [commandstring$]

commandstring$	The name of a DOS command or batch file.
Your program resumes when the DOS command or batch file completes.
If you omit the command string, SHELL invokes a DOS shell and displays the DOS prompt. Use the EXIT command to resume your program.


SHELL "DIR"