Re: store current path

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From: Christopher Behler
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 00:00

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>yang@math.umass.edu (Huayong Yang) writes:
>>Is it possible to store the current path in a variable in a DOS batch
>>file? Thanks in advance.

Try (in batch file(s)), 

oldpath=%path%

to set the variable 'oldpath' to the current path.

You can then play with the path setting (for using a particular
application perhaps).

to reset the path to what it used to be....

path=%oldpath%

Cheers, Chris Behler, Cbehler@ix.netcom.com

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Date: 1995/11/27
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