Re: Finding the CSD

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From: M Y Ben Gershon
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 21:51

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banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
-gilbertd@p4.cs.man.ac.uk (David Alan Gilbert) writes:
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-- There are some environment variables under RO3.1 which seem to have most
-- of what is needed.  One holds the current filing system name, and there
-- is one per file system holding its present directory.
-- What is needed is for someone to work out how to expand one variable
-- and use it as part of the name for the second one.
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-   Easy. Try this :-
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-Set My$CSD <FileSwitch$<FileSwitch$CurrentFilingSystem>$CSD>
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-   I am fairly sure this works. (Assuming I have the variable names right of
-course.)
-
-    Philip

I couldn't get this to work.  Has anyone else had any luck with it?

Michael

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