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dos variables
Name: shahzad Date: November 5, 2003 at 06:30:34 Pacific OS: MS DOS CPU/Ram: P3 \ 256mb
Comment:
Hi - I'm using the SET command to set a variable which works fine...execpt when the dos window is closed and reopened. is there a way to set a variable so that it stays until changed\removed???
Name: IVO Date: November 5, 2003 at 07:26:27 Pacific
Reply:
Depends on the Windows version you are running. If you are under Windows 9X/ME you have to set your environment variables in the Autoexec.bat starting the system to have them persistent. In Windows NT/2K/XP (NT kernel systems without real DOS) the issue is more complex. Otherwise the variables are limited to the current DOS Window session.
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