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From: dodson@convex.COM (Dave Dodson)
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Subject: Re: PATH Statement
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Date: 13 Feb 91 22:33:32 GMT
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In article <26883@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
>
>Thanks for all the replies for lengthening my path, and here is a summary
>and why none of them work. :)
>
>1. "Make BAT directory, set your path to it, and run it that way!"
>
>A lot of my applications work off of my current directory, for example, I
>have about 8 different document directories that I got to to use WP 5.1
>with, so I CD to them then type WP....a BAT file that takes me to the WP
>directory won't help.

How about putting all of your WP document directories in your WP directory
(as subdirectories, I mean) and then put ".." in your path.  Do the same
with the other products.  If you don't like to cd \wp\foo, then make a
wp.bat that does it for you before invoking ..\wp or whatever.

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Dave Dodson		                             dodson@convex.COM
Convex Computer Corporation      Richardson, Texas      (214) 497-4234