Easily grab text from a DOS window

In peacetime http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/38182.html "> Use the computer process, we often encounter some applications can only be implemented in a DOS environment, such as testing the network status of the Ping tool, Establish the subst command for path mapping, and so on. These commands run by simply clicking Start/program/ms-dos options, turning on Windows's Analog DOS window, and then entering the command parameters directly in the window to execute the program.

However, to copy the execution information of the program at this time, a considerable number of friends will use the text grabbing function in SnagIt and other screen capture tools. This method does not bother to say, and the results of the crawl is very confusing. In fact, Microsoft has been in Virtual DOS window for us to integrate the text of the paste, copy function, and very convenient to use. Use the following steps:

1. Click the MS-dos icon in the upper-left corner of the window, select Edit/Mark Item, or press the first button on the toolbar to enter the text selected state;

2. Click the start of the text you want to copy, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the end of the text you want to copy to select the text, or hold down the left mouse button and drag to select the target text, when the selected text is displayed in reverse white;

3. Click the MS-dos icon, select Edit/Copy, or press the second button on the toolbar to copy the target text to the Windows clipboard so that you can "paste" the contents of the Clipboard in other applications.

In addition, click the MS-dos icon in the upper-left corner of the window, select the Properties/miscellaneous item, select the mouse/Quick edit check box, and then press the OK button to select and copy the text whenever you drag the mouse pointer in the window. But also to remind friends that when virtual MS-DOS runs across the screen, text copying is not supported.