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kraai4712@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
: In article <3952454412.23@inode.com>, jig1@inode.com writes:
: > SÞ I recall seeing some time ago a description of how to set up MS-DOS so
: >  Þ it uses '/' instead of '\' for the path separator.  Now that I want to
: >  Þ do this, I can't find the information, though I've looked all through
: >  Þ the manual.  Can someone spare a clue?
: > 
: > 
: > Yes there was a way, some environmental variable to be defined as /
: > instead of \, but unfortunately MS-DOS version 5.0 and up will have the
: > backslash (\) hardcoded so it will be no longer possible to switch.
: 
: Huh?  I don't remember any environment variable solution to this.  All I ever
: saw were patches to command.com that "hard coded" the "/", rather than the "\".
: 
: Caution, this solution may make Novell Netware think you have a virus!!!
: --jim


When I asked this question last year, I was informed of an undocumented interrupt that
changes the delimiter.  I tried it, and it worked, but then every program that required
a '/' for a switch suddenly wouldn't work correctly.  I had to go back to what it
originally was.

--Edwin

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