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- From: peterf@vnet.ibm.com (Peter Forsberg)
- Message-ID: <19921117.230525.290@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 07:53:52 SWE
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
- Subject: Re: setting global environment vars in REXX
- Reply-To: peterf@vnet.ibm.com
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- References: <exujlg.173.0@exu.ericsson.se>
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- In <exujlg.173.0@exu.ericsson.se> Jon L. Gauthier, EXU/IS/TP, Rm B-65, MS B-07, 997-0157 writes:
- >I'm new to programming in OS/2, so please bear with me.
- >
- >I'm trying to create a Lan Manager login script for OS/2 workstations on our
- >network that sets some global environment variables. I can create local
- >vars with the VALUE function, but I need to add drives to the PATH, DPATH,
- >and LIBPATH variables (is it possible to add to LIBPATH, since it's not an
- >environment variable?).
- >
- >Any pointers would be appreciated.
- >
- >Regards,
- >------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Jon L. Gauthier Ericsson Network Systems, Inc
- >EXU/IS/TP Systems Programmer P.O. Box 833875
- >+1 214 997-0157 Richardson, TX 75083-3875
- >
- >e-mail: exujlg@exu.ericsson.se, exu.exujlg@memo.ericsson.se
- >Geez! Can I be a .com, huh? huh? Aw, pleeeaaasssse?
- >------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >
-
- I'm no REXX-guru, but I do know one thing (which isn't REXX-related anyway),
- and that is that LIBPATH is impossible to change with less than a change to
- CONFIG.SYS followed by an IPL. The best you could do is probably to put some
- "generic" entries in LIBPATH (e.g. ../DLL;/DLL;./DLL; ...), and make sure
- these are valid on all drives. Agreed, this is not at all as flexible as it
- would be to be able to update LIBPATH dynamically.
- As for changing PATH and DPATH, couldn't you try
- 'PATH x:/mydir/bin;%PATH%'
- (doesn't ' ' address the command processor, CMD.EXE?)
-
- Peter
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