Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.desqview
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From: anicolao@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Alex Nicolaou)
Subject: Re: vi under Desqview -- is it possible?
Message-ID: <1991Jun7.142032.3621@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <1991Jun3.153008.20350@mips2.ma30.bull.com> <1991Jun6.021549.9505@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1991 14:20:32 GMT
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In article <1991Jun6.021549.9505@cbnewsj.att.com> rudy@cbnewsj.att.com (avram.r.vener) writes:
>I have no problem running vi.  I always do it from a Big Dos window. The only
>problem I recall having is a 'nglob' error if I tried to call vi from one of my
>extended disks logical drives.  Installing a /tmp directory in every logical
>Rudy Vener  AT&T BTL  uucp: att!mtqua!rudy  internet: rudy@mtqua.att.com
 ** If you are using MKS vi, you should find that setting an environment variable
with a drive name and path to your real tmp directory will fix your problem, without
all the ugly directories all over the place.

No promises - I haven't tried it.

alex