Re: [Q] : How to make PATH longer

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From: John Chung-Han Yen
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 00:00

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joe <theboyds@psci.net> wrote:

>In Article<4hi351$91s@globe.indirect.com>, <raster@indirect.com> write:
>> Path: 
>news.psci.net!cioeserv.cioe.com!news.sprintlink.net!mhv.net!news.westnet.com!im
>ci4!imci3!imci2!news.internetMCI.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!globe.indirect.co
>m!indirect

>> My advise:  forget SUBST.  It may work today, it definitely won't work 
>> tomorrow.
>> 
>> raster@indirect.com
>> 
>perhaps, but without subst, how can i get my path out beyond 127 characters?

Put your path command in the CONFIG.SYS as a SET PATH= command. If you
do this, and type SET or PATH command at the DOS prompt, you will
still see only the first 127 characters, but the actual path used is
the complete path used in the CONFIG.SYS statement.

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From: johnyen@ix.netcom.com (John Chung-Han Yen)
Subject: Re: [Q] : How to make PATH longer
Date: 1996/03/08
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