Another MsDos batch programming challenge

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From: Timo Salmi
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 06:35

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I have another MsDos batch programming challenge for you (I already
have a solution).  Write a batch that returns (sets an environment
variable) to give the current directory.  Only MsDos internal and
external commands are allowed.  (The MsDos command.com command
interpreter is to be assumed.  Not 4DOS, not DRDOS.)

As you'll recall, I'll utilize these tricks in the next version
TSBAT37.ZIP batch file and tricks collection.  (Yes, Yossi, your
inventive config.sys shell nul trick has been noted, and amplified
just a bit.  Forthcoming).  The current version of TSBAT is
 88069 Aug 7 02:16 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsbat36.zip. 

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Prof. Timo Salmi
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland

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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Subject: Another MsDos batch programming challenge
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Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 06:35:52 GMT
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