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Article #795Re: Setting the path variable in autoexec.bat
From: Steve Resnick
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 1990 21:15
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 1990 21:15
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In article <1102@valinor.ACA.MCC.COM> hang@valinor.ACA.MCC.COM (Hang Ho Ng) writes: >I have a number of paths that I want to include in the PATH variable in >autoexec.bat file. Could someone tell me how to do it? I've tried putting >all the paths in one extra long line but somehow the trailing paths are >always truncated. I think there must be a line continuation character that >I can use as in setting the PATH variable in Unix. > > (Asbestos Suit: ON) 8-) This was covered a couple of months ago. The DOS limitation on command strings (PATH=<foo> for instance) is 128 bytes. If your path is longer than that you will either need some program to allow you to enter a longer string. (Of which I don't know of any) or you will need to limit your path to a smaller size and use batch files to assist in navigation. Hope this helps.... Steve -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Resnick -<stever@octopus.COM apple!octopus!stever sun!vsi1!octopus!stever> 408/241-1533 Process Scientific, Inc. "0x2B|~0x2B THAT is the question!"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!vsi1!octopus!stever From: stever@Octopus.COM (Steve Resnick ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: Setting the path variable in autoexec.bat Keywords: path Message-ID: <1990Jun28.211556.10833@Octopus.COM> Date: 28 Jun 90 21:15:56 GMT References: <1102@valinor.ACA.MCC.COM> Reply-To: stever@octopus.UUCP (Steve Resnick ) Distribution: usa Organization: Octopus Enterprises, Cupertino CA Lines: 26