Hmm... I have 22 items in my PATH and never noticed any "overhead".
And who can assure you that keeping that information in the Registry doesn't cause an impact too? -- Luciano Espirito Santo Santos, SP - Brasil <-quote-> ************************************************** On 28/04/04 at 13:34, Alan Martin wrote in 6K: >[...] in Windows, an exefile may also be run by specifying >the exename only (without giving the path to the exe) >if it is on this list in the registry: >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths >[...] >Do you remember how, long time ago, every program would offer to >add its own folder to the Path? That's inefficient and fortunately >going out of fashion. These days only UltraEdit recommends that. >[...] >For example, when installing UltraEdit, it suggests adding UE to >the path. Of course that actually means adding UE's program folder >to the Path envvar. That's really silly for a directory containing >only one relevant exe; do you really want UE's folder to be searched >every time you run any exe without specifying its filepath? >If you allow several apps to use that method, you will soon add >quite an overhead to the filing system. ********* END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE *********</-quote-> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/JV_rlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> **** EDIT YOUR POSTINGS !!!! **** Please remove as much as possible from original messages before replying to them. ________________________________________________ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
