Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!pacbell.com!ucsd!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!ernie.viewlogic.com!curly!alan From: alan@curly.Viewlogic.COM (Alan Medsker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell Subject: Re: Search Paths too long Message-ID: <1991Jan25.172404@curly.Viewlogic.COM> Date: 25 Jan 91 22:24:04 GMT References: <2313@beguine.UUCP> <14360001@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> Sender: news@viewlogic.com (News Administrator) Reply-To: alan@curly.Viewlogic.COM (Alan Medsker) Organization: Viewlogic Systems, Inc., Marlboro, MA Lines: 24 In article <14360001@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>, jrc@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Jim Conrad) writes: |> |> SET PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;OTHER_VALID_THINGS;JUST_A_BIG_LONG_PAD_STRING_TO_TAKE_SPACE |> . |> . It's unwise to use SET PATH instead of PATH when Novell's shell is involved. In at least some circumstances, SET PATH causes problems. Alan -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Alan Medsker Viewlogic Systems, Inc. Voice: (508) 480-0881 293 Boston Post Road West Fax: (508) 480-0882 Marlboro, MA 01752 Internet: amedsker@Viewlogic.COM cc:Mail: Alan Medsker at Viewlogic CI$: 76376,662 BIX: amedsker 2 Meters: WB0SQR =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= My opinions, of course. And don't hold me to them. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=