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From: sword@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU (Ronin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: MS-DOS 3.3 Path/Environment Space
Keywords: MS-DOS 3.3, PATHS
Message-ID: <2103@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU>
Date: 9 Jan 89 05:01:41 GMT
Organization: Villanova Univ. EE Dept.
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[Please forgive me if this topic has already been discussed]

I'm having a few problems setting up my pathnames properly.  I've got
a long list of pathnames (about 240+ characters total) which I'd like
set up.  I placed the following line in my CONFIG.SYS

shell=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /p/e:1024

The MS-DOS 3.3 manual says that "/e:nnnnn" represents the environment
size, in bytes (not paragraphs).

I've done this, up to /e:4096, and the system crashes once the
path becomes greater than 127 characters (i've tested it, one
character at a time).

I'm on a Zenith Z-248/12 ('286 12MHz) running MS-DOS 3.3.  Is there
something I'm forgetting?  E-mail replies if possible.  Thanks for
any help.

..lar

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Larry Esmonde, Director of SWORD (Students Working On R & D)
Villanova University, 163 Mendel Hall
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