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Re: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH

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From: Rick Rutledge
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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From: rick@wet.UUCP (Rick Rutledge)
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Subject: Re: Problems with SMARTDRIVE and PATH
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