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From: reedj@hplsla.HP.COM (Reed Jacobsen)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Batch files and environment space
Message-ID: <3130045@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 2 Jan 91 20:32:37 GMT
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I don't know if this is the best way to work around the problem, but
it works.

In your AUTOEXEC.BAT create an environment variable like
set RESERVE=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(you can set more than one depending on how much space you need).

Then in the shell bat file, execute set RESERVE=, which releases the
space for use in the lower level of shell

I agree it would be better if Windows allowed direct control, but . . .

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