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How can I set a PATH longer than 128 bytes ?

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From: Robert Heath
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 21:35
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How can I set my dos PATH variable longer than 128 bytes?  I'm running
DOS 3.3.  It seems when I set my PATH variable in my AUTOEXEC.BAT,
DOS truncates anything longer than 128 bytes.  Is there a way to do
this by assigning shorter environment variables and concatenating 
them somehow ? Thanks.

	Robert Heath
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From: heath@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Robert Heath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: How can I set a PATH longer than 128 bytes ?
Keywords: PATH
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Date: 27 Feb 90 21:35:28 GMT
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