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From: jmerrill@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Jason Merrill)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: WIN 3.0 *.INI files
Message-ID: <8700@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 27 Sep 90 23:01:58 GMT
References: <3297@mindlink.UUCP> <121442@linus.mitre.org>
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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In article <121442@linus.mitre.org> jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) writes:
>>> LAIH@QUCDN.QueensU.CA writes:
>>> 3) As for your final question, which was how to change default directories
>>> when executing Windows applications from the Program Manager.  That is easy
>>> (and is actually documented in the manual).  When specifying the COMMAND
>>> LINE in the properties for that item, enter something like:
>
>I've got the same problem but can't use this technique because I make it
>a point *not* to put too much in my PATH variable.  (I can have several
>mutually antagonistic directories such as multiple versions of a product.)
>I need a way to force a default directory without having to have the
>executable code in the PATH.  Any ideas?

I have a small program, which I THINK I got off Compu$erve (I don't have the
original ZIP around anymore), called STARTUP.EXE.  It lets you specify the
path you want as the default; my WFW command line is

STARTUP C:\TEMP\WFWDOCS C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE.

It works just fine...I'll put it up on cica tomorrow, unless someone else
has the distribution.

-- 
Jason Merrill				jmerrill@jarthur.claremont.edu