Bill -
Very interesting. Here is what I found on my 2K Pro system when I
followed your directions below. Note also that the path has been truncated
at 128 characters when COMMAND.COM is started. This path truncation also
happens when COMMAND.COM is started directly from the Start | Run.
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
C:\>path
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\PROGRAM FILES\THINKPAD
\UTILITIES;C:\Program Files\Symantec\pcAnywhere\;C:\RBTI\RBWin65\RSTRUC
C:\>command.com
Microsoft(R) Windows DOS
(C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1990-1999.
C:\>path
PATH=C:\WINNT\system32;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\PROGRA~1\THINKPAD\UTIL
IT~1;C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\PCANYW~1\;C:\RBTI\RBWi
C:\>
Bernie
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At 08:15 PM 5/23/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>On Thu, 23 May 2002 17:21:16 -0700, Bernie Corrigan wrote:
>
>>2000 will accept either .bat or .cmd. They seem to be functionally
>>equivalent under 2000.
>
>Maybe yes, maybe no. I don't have W2K here, but try this, which
>gives these results on both XP Pro and NT 4.0:
>
>Start | run | cmd.exe
>
>And press [Enter]. That opens the NT, etc. 32-bit command processor
>that has been around since NT was named OS/2.
>
>At the command prompt, type PATH
>
>Then, type COMMAND.COM
>
>It may look like nothing has changed, but, in fact, CMD.EXE has
>"launched" the successor to the DOS command processor,
>command.com. Type PATH again.
>
>Chances are high that you will NOT see the same path you saw before
>you types command.com. Type EXIT, and you will be back in
>CMD.EXE. EXIT again will close the window.
>
>What is peculiar to me, is that some versions of Windows interpret 32-
>bit R:Base for DOS as a program that has to run under
>command.com, and others think it has to run under cmd.exe. That's
>one reason the BAT file approach gives the most standard way to get
>R:Base for DOS going.
>
>Bill
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