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From: michelbi@oregon.uoregon.edu
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Environment space when running a DOS task
Message-ID: <197@oregon.uoregon.edu>
Date: 11 Feb 89 09:17:17 GMT
References: <453@ambone.UUCP>
Organization: University of Oregon
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In article <453@ambone.UUCP>, leif@ambone.UUCP (Leif Andrew Rump) writes:
>       @echo off
>       set winpath=%path%
>       set path=D:\applic\windows;%winpath%
>       set ...=...
>       win %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
>       set ...=
>       set path=%winpath%
>       set winpath=
> 
> But I get a "Out of environment space" every time I try - even if I
> create a dummy environment-variable that is 70 characters long before

The way I minimize environment space is by using the following small .BAT file.
	echo off
	cd\windows\data_files
	path = C:\windows;%PATH%
	win %1 %2 %3
	menu.bat     "calls my main menu upon exit of windows"

I have files like this for every major application that I run.  This allows me 
to limit my environment space.  Upon exit of my application (i.e. Windows here)
only the %PATH% path will be active anymore.

If you *simply* want to expand you environment space, I think you can do this 
using the SHELL = COMMAND.COM /xxx where xxx is you environment space in bytes.
This line should be in your config.sys file.

I hope this helps

Michel Biedermann  ( MichelBi @oregon )  ALLEZ LA SUISSE!