From: xmerm05 AT vse DOT cz (Michal Mertl)
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Subject: Re: Setup Problems
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 12:34:12
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Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> Uh? What good is a dir full of batches on your path? I have the latest
> version of DOS, 6.22, actually the 7 from win 95, and it doesn't recognize
> a .bat that's not in the current dir. Even if it is on the PATH.

> BTW neither did DOS 6.22, dos 6.0, or dos 5.0, all of which I had in the
> history of upgrading my micro$hit software from buggy versions to slightly
> less buggy versions with buggy new features. :-)

I think that's nonsense. What would be the reason for bat files then?

It works for me, I use it exactly as described to shorten the path.
Michal 'MiMe' Mertl
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