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In article <1992Aug29.152816.14977@cs.ubc.ca> yogi@cs.ubc.ca (Yossi Gil) writes:
>ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
>
>>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.)
>
>Following my tradition of suggesting dirty tricks here is my 3
>lines version: 
>
>cd >> %0
>echo echo %%set%% >> %0
>set set=^Z
>
>(The above should be invoked with the .BAT extension. It should 
>be quite easy to remove this restriction)

Didn't work for me ... I'm using DOS 5.0 - just plain old DOS' command.com.

This is the output, when I run FOO.BAT:

	cd >> foo.bat
	echo echo %set% >> foo.bat
	set set=


Cheers!
Steve

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