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Article #17Re: How to trick DOS?
From: Archie Lee Moberly
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 18:13
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1992 18:13
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>Hi, I have an app program that was hardcoded to look at e:\x\y\z.dat >unfortunately I donot have e: drive. Can somebody tell me how to trick >DOS so I can redirect the program to look to other location. I read somewhere >that some had done it, but could not recall how... > >thank you >glenn jayaputera Have you tried using the SUBST command? I use it all the time to access directories that are otherwise hidden. Sample Call: subst e: c:\temp Everytime e: is accessed the data is actually referenced to c:\temp. If the program is located in c:\app, I would reccomend creating c:\app\x\y and place z.dat in c:\app\x\y\z.dat. Then type subst e: c:\app NOTE- To cancel a substitution, type subst e: /d If you have any problems or questions, feel free to send me mail. Hope this helps, --Arch Moberly am4v+@andrew.cmu.edu
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Organization: Freshman, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!darwin.sura.net!udel!rochester!cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!am4v+ Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.os.msdos.misc Message-ID: <MdsSMke00YVX42fqtz@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 14:13:04 -0400 From: Archie Lee Moberly <am4v+@andrew.cmu.edu> Subject: Re: How to trick DOS? In-Reply-To: <10126@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au> References: <10126@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>