leif@ambone.UUCP (Leif Andrew Rump) (02/09/89)
I want to run non-window-programs like MicroSoft CL, WordPerfect and
others from MicroSoft Windows. My problems is that I use .BAT-files to
create the necessary environment-variables that that program need,
call the program and remove the environment variables when the
programs is finished to avoid loads of environment-variables in my
AUTOEXEC-file and a PATH that has a width of seven screens! f.x.
@echo off
set winpath=%path%
set path=D:\applic\windows;%winpath%
set ...=...
win %1 %2 %3 %4 %5
set ...=
set path=%winpath%
set winpath=
But I get a "Out of environment space" every time I try - even if I
create a dummy environment-variable that is 70 characters long before
I call Windows and destroy it (and thereby creating space - I thought
- for other environment-variables) when my
non-windows-programs-BAT-file take over _BEFORE_ creating it's own
environment-variables.
HELP!
Leif Andrew Rump, AmbraSoft A/S, Roejelskaer 15, DK-2840 Holte (Denmark)
UUCP: leif@ambra.dk, phone: +45 2424 111, touch phone: +45 422 817 + 313
> > > Why are tall Irish girls with red hair so wonderful ? ? ? < < <michelbi@oregon.uoregon.edu (02/11/89)
In article <453@ambone.UUCP>, leif@ambone.UUCP (Leif Andrew Rump) writes: > @echo off > set winpath=%path% > set path=D:\applic\windows;%winpath% > set ...=... > win %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 > set ...= > set path=%winpath% > set winpath= > > But I get a "Out of environment space" every time I try - even if I > create a dummy environment-variable that is 70 characters long before The way I minimize environment space is by using the following small .BAT file. echo off cd\windows\data_files path = C:\windows;%PATH% win %1 %2 %3 menu.bat "calls my main menu upon exit of windows" I have files like this for every major application that I run. This allows me to limit my environment space. Upon exit of my application (i.e. Windows here) only the %PATH% path will be active anymore. If you *simply* want to expand you environment space, I think you can do this using the SHELL = COMMAND.COM /xxx where xxx is you environment space in bytes. This line should be in your config.sys file. I hope this helps Michel Biedermann ( MichelBi @oregon ) ALLEZ LA SUISSE!
beckman@dev386.UUCP (Zacharias Beckman) (02/16/89)
In article <197@oregon.uoregon.edu>, michelbi@oregon.uoregon.edu writes: > If you *simply* want to expand you environment space, I think you can do this > using the SHELL = COMMAND.COM /xxx where xxx is you environment space in > bytes. This line should be in your config.sys file. Actually (at least under MSDOS 3.3) the proper syntax is: Shell = Command.Com /e:xxx /p Where xxx represents a number of bytes that will be reserved for environment space, and the /p specifies that this is the top level command.com.