From: firewind <firewind AT metroid DOT dyn DOT ml DOT org>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: PLEASE HELP!!!!
Date: 24 Aug 1997 18:04:16 GMT
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Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA> wrote:

> Regarding rebooting after changing the autoexec.bat: that isn't actually
> necessary. Just manually run from the command line each line you added.
> I.e., insert the set djgpp and path %path%;blah blah bin lines into
> autoexec.bat, save the changes and exit whatever editor, then type the
> same two lines at the C:\> prompt.

This does not work for the PATH statement, since variables used in that manner
(set PATH=%PATH%;c:\foo) are not evaluated when used from the command line. If
you want to dynamically add to your path, just write a small batch file
containing but one line:

PATH=%path%;%1

late\fw