HOW TO USE '/' INSTEAD OF

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2 total messages Started by jig1 Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:44

#3687

Author: jig1
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 13:44

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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.
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Re: HOW TO USE '/' INSTEAD OF

#3688

Author: kraai4712
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:10

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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

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