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From: rkb@po.CWRU.Edu (Robert K. Brunner)
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Subject: Re: specifying paths w/variables & progs
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Date: 4 Apr 91 20:08:47 GMT
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In a previous article, 231b3618@fergvax.unl.edu (Ben Hollingsworth) says:

>All this talk of renaming variables on the 48sx has made
>me wonder:  is it possible to specify a path when naming/
>executing a variable/program?  Or how about jumping 
>instantly to a given directory (like cd)?
>

Suppose you have the following directory structure:

{ HOME }
SUBDIR1  (A directory in the home menu)
SUBDIR2  (A directory in the SUBDIR1 menu)
MYPROG   (A program in SUBDIR2)

The command:
{ HOME SUBDIR1 SUBDIR2 } EVAL will change the current directory
to SUBDIR2 from anywhere.  (Like cd \subdir1\subdir2 )

{ SUBDIR1 SUBDIR2 } EVAL will change the current directory
to SUBDIR2 from HOME.      (Like cd .\subdir1\subdir2 )

{ HOME SUBDIR1 SUBDIR2 MYPROG } EVAL will change the current directory
to SUBDIR2 from anywhere and execute MYPROG.  After MYPROG terminates,
{ HOME SUBDIR1 SUBDIR2 } remains the current directory.  This is a very
annoying feature.

{ HOME SUBDIR1 SUBDIR2 MYPROG } RCL EVAL will run MYPROG without changing
the current directory.

Gotta go now.

Robert