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From: bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: W4W change doc directory?
Keywords: Windows tips
Message-ID: <9732@as0c.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 17 Dec 90 19:19:04 GMT
References: <10730007@hpspkla.spk.hp.com> <1990Dec14.122008.19073@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> <87892@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> <1990Dec15.082012.15782@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Reply-To: bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson)
Organization: Software Engineering Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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In article <1990Dec15.082012.15782@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> cpa@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Christopher P Avram) writes:
>In relation to methods of changing the default directory used by 
>windows apps:-
>
>In article <87892@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> preston@lll-crg.llnl.gov 
>(David R Preston) writes:
>>With a pif file.  ...
>>...  I'm not sure exactly how to do it
>
>I have tried and I cant do it with PIF files, they seem to be
>only for dos apps. The only way I have beeen able to do it is with the 
>the 15 step method. The 15 step method allows many diferent start up
>directories one for each Program Item icon created. The 15 step 

On Compu$erve they have at least two "startup" programs available that
can be used.  My File Manager Winword properties look like:

c:\win\util\startup.exe c:\wp\90-12 c:\wp\winword.exe

Startup changes the directory to the first argument and then launches
the second argument.  These programs are either shareware or public
domain (one of each I believe).

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