Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 04:50:59 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: evand AT scn DOT org
cc: OpenDOS Mailing List <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject: Re: [opendos] Wishlist v2.0 
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On Sat, 15 Mar 1997, Evan Dickinson wrote:

> > I'm afraid it's safe to say that there aren't going to be many new programs 
> > written specifically for OpenDOS. I think that most programs are going to be 
> > either old MS-DOS ones or new MS-DOS ones. Neither are going to abide by a 
> > OpenDOS file system standard.
> A truth we should remember when discussing new standards.

Yes, but it would prevent future mayhem.

> > This would avoid problems like my UTILS directory being so big that I can't 
> > see it all on the screen at once. Perhaps a feature to search a directory *and 
> > subdirectories* on the path? How complex would that be?
> > 
> Well, we could put wildcards in the path.  So we'd have something like:
> path=c:\utils\*;c:\system\*;c:\opendos
[SNIP] 
> But I would prefer to see a more elegant solution.  Ideas anyone?

PATH=*:\*

That way no matter where an executable is, it can be executed.
Mind you, it would be SLOW!!!!!!!
:o)

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