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From: jwhitman@stl-06sima.army.mil (Jerry Whitman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Assign & Path (Sometimes)
Message-ID: <8915@nigel.udel.EDU>
Date: 22 Jan 90 22:14:01 GMT
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Hi all;

I am having a problem that I do not understand with the PATH command.

I have installed WordPerfect on my HD (A2000HD w/2090A).  As a part of
the installation procedure WP creates an 'assign' file called 
s/WPAssigns.  It looks as follows:

Assign WP: work:WP
Assign Spell.Thes: work:WP
; See Page 594 for Learn: assign
Path WP:
Assign Print: work:PRINT
Path Print:

To use it I added the line Execute S:WPAssigns immediately prior to the
ENDCLI command on BOOT:S/Startup-Sequence.  After I boot I bring up the 
WorkBench Shell and do an ASSIGN.  Assign shows all three assigns took 
place as given.  HOWEVER!!!! Path show does not give either of the two
path additions.  VERY STRANGE Mr. Holmes.

Stranger yet - I will now "Execute s/WPAssigns" and do another PATH SHOW
and the two paths have been added.  Honest Injun Red Ryder!!

So, lets experiment a little.  I add a second Execute s:WPAssigns to the
startup so I have 2 in a row.  Re-boot and check assigns and paths.  The
assigns are fine, but the path additions are still conspicuous by their 
absence.  From Shell I 'Execute s/WPAssigns" and all is well in path-land.

So alright-already!!  Why do the Path commands fail to set the path
when being executed from the startup-sequence, but work fine when executed
from the shell?

Perhaps this should be obvious to the most casual observer, but at this 
point I am not too casual and my powers of observation may be in question.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards, Jerry