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From: mb@munnari.oz (Michael Bednarek)
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Subject: Re: Assign RAM: VD0:
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Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 02:05:10 EDT
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In article <17325@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis) writes:
>One argument against using T: versus :t is that 1.2 knows that :t is
>a temporary directory and will create it if it doesn't exist. At least
>thats the way I understand it to work.

The suggestion to use T: of course necessitates ASSIGN T: FOOBAR

In my Startup-Sequence, it reads: ASSIGN T: VD0:
Others might have ASSIGN T: RAM: or ASSIGN T: :T

Still, my original question has net yet been answered:
Why can't ASSIGN RAM: VD0: not be done? And how can I tweak AmigaDOS to
do it anyway?

BTW, I don't like the concept of AmigaDOS's logical names at all.
If I "ASSIGN SS: DF0:s/Startup-Sequence" I mean exactly that:
Startup-Sequence in directory s of drive zero, WHATEVER the disk in that
drive currently is.
Similarly, if I add DF0:c to my path, I want the directory c of whatever
disk is currently in DF0.


Michael Bednarek (mb@munnari.oz.au)