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- DPATH gives programs a directory path search capability to
- find data files and program overlays. This is especially
- useful for hard disks so that copies of overlays for programs
- such as WordStar need not be kept in each directory where
- the program is used.
-
- To use DPATH, download DPATH.BIN using XMODEM or another
- binary file transfer protocol, and rename it to DPATH.COM.
- Then type DPATH followed by a series of path names separated
- by semicolons (the same syntax as used by the DOS 2.X PATH
- command). The first time DPATH is typed after booting,
- the message 'Resident part of DPATH loaded' appears and the
- size of DOS increases by 544 bytes. After this, when a
- program opens a file for reading, the file will be searched
- for in the current directory. If it is not in the current
- directory, it will be searched for in the directories
- specified in the last DPATH command (in the order that they
- were specified). Files that are opened for writing will
- be opened in the current directory.
-
- To set a new data path search, enter DPATH followed by a
- new list of paths. Those new paths will replace the old
- ones. If DPATH ; is entered, all search paths will be reset.
- If DPATH is entered with no argument, the current search
- paths are displayed.
-
- Restrictions:
- DPATH will work with most (but not all) programs that are
- written to work under DOS 1.1. It will not work with
- most programs that run only under DOS 2.X. Whether a
- program works or not is determined by how it opens files
- that it uses.
-
- Programs that are known to work with DPATH:
- 1. WordStar (for overlays).
- 2. Computer Innovations C86 compiler (for #include
- files).
-
- Programs that are known not to work with DPATH:
- 1. IBM assembler (for include files).
-
-
- David Micon 74216,2045
- DPATH gives programs a directory path search capability to
- find data files and program overlays. This is especially
- useful for hard disks so that copies of overlays for programs
- such as WordStar need not be kept in each directory where
- the program is used.
-
- To use DPATH, download DPATH.BIN using XMODEM or another
- binary file transfer protocol, and rename it to DPATH.COM.
- Then type DPATH followed by a series of path names separated
- by semicolons (the same syntax as used by the DOS 2.X PATH
- command). The first time DPATH is typed after booting,
- the message 'Resident part of DPATH loaded' appears and the
- size of DOS increases by 544 bytes. After this, when a
- program opens a file for reading, the file will be searched
- for in the current directory. If it is not in the current
- directory, it will be searched for in the directories
- specified in the last DPATH command (in the order that they
- were specified). Files that are opened for writing will
- be opened in the current directory.
-
- To set a new data path search, enter DPATH followed by a
- new list of paths. Those new paths will replace the old
- ones. If DPATH ; is entered, all search paths will be reset.
- If DPATH is entered with no argument, the current search
- paths are displayed.
-
- Restrictions:
- DPATH will work with most (but not all) programs that are
- written to work under DOS 1.1. It will not work with
- most programs that run only under DOS 2.X. Whether a
- program works or not is determined by how it opens files
- that it uses.
-
- Programs that are known to work with DPATH:
- 1. WordStar (for overlays).
- 2. Computer Innovations C86 compiler (for #include
- files).
-
- Programs that are known not to work with DPATH:
- 1. IBM assembler (for include files).
-
- If you would like to have me upload the source, please
- contact me.
-
- David Micon 74216,2045