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Article #3183Re: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
From: Rick Rutledge
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 03:15
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 03:15
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rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
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>2. I have aproblem with the path statement of dos.
>If I type the following statement in the dos prompt
>PATH = C:\DOS; C:\WINDOWS; C:\STACKER;
>in capital letters it works but if I put it in a batch file such as the
>autoexec.bat file it tells me "Too many parameters". Does anybody have any
>ideas as to what the problem might be?
First, ditch the spaces. Second, leave off the last semicolon; you only
need it between paths, not after each path. Case should be irrelevant; DOS
shifts everything to upper case before parsing it.
Try this:
Path=C:\DOS;C:\Windows;C:\Stacker
Good Luck.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!netcomsv!wet!rick From: rick@wet.UUCP (Rick Rutledge) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH Message-ID: <4948@wet.UUCP> Date: 10 Jan 93 03:15:35 GMT References: <1993Jan9.141229.46263@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco Lines: 23