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From: jem97@leah.Albany.Edu (Jim Mower)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Can't get DOS to see new SWITCHAR
Keywords: MS-DOS 4.01, CompuAdd 286, Award BIOS
Message-ID: <1738@leah.Albany.Edu>
Date: 11 Apr 89 12:43:11 GMT
Reply-To: jem97@leah.albany.edu.UUCP (Jim Mower)
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Organization: University at Albany, Computer Services Center
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I am unable to get DOS commands (cd, dir, etc.) to recognize that the
switch character has been changed.  I have done this successfully with
MS-DOS 3.2 on a Zenith 248.  I'm using SWITCHAR.COM, downloaded with
PICNIX from SIMTEL20 (forgot which version, but I downloaded it about a
week ago).  Although the PICNIX routines use the new switch character
correctly, and SWITCHAR, when called without an argument, will 
report the new switch character, resident DOS commands (none that I've
used so far) recognize the new switch.  Is this a DOS 4.01 problem?
Sorry if this has been discussed before.  Thanks for any information.

Jim Mower, Dept. of Geography and Planning
University at Albany
jem97@leah.albany.edu (internet)
jem97@albny1vx        (bitnet)