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From: steveha@microsoft.UUCP (Steve Hastings)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Batch files and environment space
Keywords: batch environment
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Date: 27 Dec 90 19:35:34 GMT
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>>Author: [Donald J Roufa]
>>Windows ver. 3 spawns a shell with only 160 bytes of environment
>>Isn't there some way to tell Windows to run batch files with more
>>environment space available to them?

On a case-by-case basis, there is.  In Program Manager, choose File
Properties.  Edit the Command Line to say "COMMAND.COM /e:xxxx /c foo.bat"
where xxxx is how many bytes of environment space you want.  I use 1024.

From then on, when you double-click that icon, the batch file will run with
sufficient environment space.

To ensure that your DOS Prompt has enough environment space, either edit
its Command Line to say "COMMAND.COM /e:xxxx" or make a PIF file for it
that includes that Command Line.  I use the PIF file, since that way I can
assign a hot key to zap into that DOS shell.

For more information on command-line switches to COMMAND.COM, read your DOS
manual.

This material belongs in some kind of Frequently Asked Questions posting.
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