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From: V2002A@TEMPLEVM.BITNET ("The Radio Gnome")
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: getting current dir in dcl prompt
Message-ID: <8802061802.AA19623@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 28 Jan 88 19:00:00 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
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Hi,

     Thanks for the multitude of responses!  The consensus seems to be:

$TEMP = F$ENVIRONMENT("DEFAULT")
$SET PROMPT = "''TEMP'"
or
$TEMP = F$DIRECTORY()
$SET PROMPT = "''TEMP'>"
or more briefly
$SET PROMPT = "''F$ENVIRONMENT("DEFAULT")>"
etc...

However, none of these retain the correct prompt if the default
is changed.  You must execute the commands all over again.
I have two command procedures from the net, SD.COM and CD.COM, which
I will try when I have time.

    Andy Wing   V2002A%TEMPLEVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU


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