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Subject: Re: [opendos] Specifying environmental variables in batch files and at the command prompt
To: whiteja AT rvib2 DOT rvib DOT org DOT au (Jason White)
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 07:36:54 -0600 (CST)
From: "Kerry Lee High Jr" <khigh01 AT umr DOT edu>
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> command.com included in OpenDOS did not properly handle commands such as:
> path c:\dir;%path%
[snip!]
> confinement to batch processing might be intentional. Personally, I can
> think of no persuasive reason for imposing such a restriction, which
> certainly does not apply in the command processor that comes with MS-DOS.
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Actually, it behaves the same exact way that MS-DOS does. I agree, there 
is no reason for it not behaving the was that 4DOS does.