Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!news.funet.fi!fuug!tuura!risto From: risto@tuura.UUCP (Risto Lankinen) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: PATH for Windows applications Message-ID: <1203@tuura.UUCP> Date: 13 Jun 91 06:19:40 GMT References: Organization: Nokia Data Systems Oy Lines: 27 ole@edb.tih.no (Ole Nymoen) writes: >In article <1991Jun6.095516.86840@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>, hadgraft@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au (Hadgraft) writes: >>One of the things I find annoying about most major Windows applications, is >>that their directories must be included in the PATH. ... >You don't have to include their directories in the path. Most Windows >programs don't need it (includine notepad, write, excel, w4w, ++). >You do however have to specify the full program name when You want to >start the program from program manager or indirectly from the >[Extensions] section in win.ini Hi! True. That done, the programs usually work; however, at least Excel has some trouble finding its .HLP file, if there's no PATH to its directory. It's therefore not a bad idea to copy the help files of any applications not included in the PATH to either the Windows' directory or to one made specifically for help files, which would then be included in the PATH . Terveisin: Risto Lankinen -- Risto Lankinen / product specialist *************************************** Nokia Data Systems, Technology Dept * 2 3 * THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK * 2 +1 is PRIME! Now working on 2 -1 * replies: risto@yj.data.nokia.fi ***************************************