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MS-DOS Internal Commands

The LH or LOADHIGH Command

Description:

Loads a program into the upper memory area.

Command Syntax:

 LOADHIGH [drive:][path]filename [parameters]

LOADHIGH [/L:region1[,minsize1][;region2[,minsize2]...] [/S]]
         [drive:][path]filename [parameters]

Explanation of Syntax:

/L:region1[,minsize1][;region2[,minsize2]]... specifies the region(s) of memory into which to load the program. Region1 specifies the number of the first memory region; minsize1 specifies the minimum size, if any, for region1. Region2 and minsize2 specify the number and minimum size of the second region, if any. You can specify as many regions as you want.
[/S] shrinks a UMB to its minimum size while the program is loading. /S is normally used only by MemMaker.
[drive:][path]filename specifies the location and name of the program.
[parameters] specifies any command-line information required by the program.

Command Use:

This command can be used at the command prompt and in batch files.