Hello,
Using R: for our Resources drive, I have created a directory called
SYSTEM, inside of which is a directory named PATH (R:\SYSTEM\PATH). The
idea behind it is that I would like to use this directory as a central
location for putting network utilities, similar to the days of DOS when
everybody had a directory in their path called C:\UTILS.
The idea was that this directory would be added to a users PATH
statement so that if required they or I would be able to drop to a shell
and easily run something. I guess its kind of like the good old
F:\LOGIN or F:\PUBLIC directory you'd see on a Netware LAN.
The problem is, Windows 2000 is so inflexible that it I am finding it
very difficult to update a users PATH variable. I had a look at the
SETX utility, however the "SETX PATH -m R:\SYSTEM\PATH\;%PATH%" command
does not work. The manual says the utility will not work for the
current CMD session, so if I start another I can see that my path has
not changed.
I do not want to rewrite the entire path statement because I do not want
Applications that have amended the path to lose their paths. And if the
path remains permanent, I assume that R:\SYSTEM\PATH will just get added
over and over at that rate.
I guess what I'm *really* saying is I want a Windows 2000 machine to
have R:\SYSTEM\PATH added to their current path statement. Efficiently.
*sigh*, What ever happened to the days of AUTOEXEC.BAT.. Those days were
so lovely in comparison :-)
Adam Smith
IT Officer
SAGE Automation Ltd
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http://www.sageautomation.com
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