Q28157: Asynchronous SHELL Leaves Cursor Turned Off in New Process

Article: Q28157
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00b 7.00
Operating System(s): OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 2-FEB-1990

The following program starts CMD.EXE as an asynchronous process.
However, CMD.EXE starts without a cursor visible.

   x=SHELL("CMD.EXE")

This is because there can be only one cursor on the screen at a time.
When you do an asynchronous shell, the shelled program is subordinate
to the main program that controls the screen/keyboard. Thus the cursor
displayed is that of the main program. The cursor is turned off
immediately after the shell (in the main program), so it disappears
from the screen. If the cursor is explicitly turned on in the main
program, there will be a cursor in the (asynchronously) shelled
program.