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From: edg@micropro.UUCP (Ed Greenberg)
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Subject: Re: Re: Word Star Query
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Date: Tue, 22-Apr-86 12:37:12 EST
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In article <2435@aecom.UUCP> werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) writes:
>> The Wordstar overlay files must be in the same directory as the file
>> you wish to edit. 
>
>	OR on Disk A:
>	I keep a copy of Wordstar on a Floppy for jsut such a purpose.
>	What I do is leave WordStar, cd to the correct directory, start it
>up again, and switch to drive B: or C: with the L command.  It automatically
>goes to the current working directory on that drive without problems.
>	This requires, of course, that you still have Wordstar sitting on
>a Floppy somewhere, but it's always worked for me!
>				Craig Werner

Craig is almost correct.  The disk that he refers to as A: is actually
patchable.  In WINSTALL, you can go to the Menu of WordStar Features and
change the "Default Disk Drive."  Thus, you can put those overlays in
the root directory of ANY drive.  

Consider that the drive could be a RAMdisk or a subdirectory that has
been brought to root level with the subst(DOS 3.1) command.  Also, if
you put the drive in question on your path, then this setup will allow
you to type "ws" from any directory anywhere and have it come up and
run.

If you use subst, don't forget to set LASTDRIVE in your CONFIG.SYS.
Also, some versions of Install call the Default Disk Drive the "System"
Disk Drive instead.  Both patch the same address.
				-edg

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