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From: smith@muvms3.bitnet (Phil smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: 4dos problem.....(maybe)
Message-ID: <48707@muvms3.bitnet>
Date: 25 May 91 14:10:35 GMT
Organization: Marshall University
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I am having a problem when I attempt to load 4dos (v3.02) as my 
command interpreter. The problem is that my environment is lost. I know
this because I am using the commercial product BOOTCON which allows
me to select from various configurations at boot time.  It does this
through the use of an environment variable name bootcon. The variable
is present during the execution of config.sys, since the appropriate
device drivers are loaded; however when  autoexec.bat is loaded and 
executed, the branching based on the environment variable is ignored.
From the dos prompt, if I type 'SET' this variable is gone. 

I have been using the identical setup under command.com (v4.01) for 
some time now; it is only since attempting to use 4dos that I see
this problem.


All input appreciated.
Phil
  
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