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PUSHD and POPD in MS-DOS 6.21? (Users)

posted by CluelessInSeattl, Seattle, USA, 12.03.2013, 00:24

OK, I took that batch file for a spin.

And it seemed like it was trying to do its job, (even though I don't have a clue how it actually works), but then I got this error message:

"Out of environment space"

I tried looking in my MS-DOS 5.0 manual to figure out how to increase the environment space. But I swear, that book seems to be written in a foreign language.

From want I gather I'm going to have to modify my CONFIG.SYS file and change the COMMAND /e: setting. Is that right?

I just looked at my CONFIG.SYS and found this line in it:

shell=c:\command.com /e:1024 /p

Could you suggest how I should modify it?

If it's any help, the batch file I just tried running choked up on a directory path that was something like 40 characters long, and only had room for the first three or four characters.

I often nest directories down three, four or more levels, so should probably make enough room for at least a five level directory path.

It's not clear from reading the manual if I can issue the COMMAND command from the command prompt, or if it can only be issued from the CONFIG.SYS file.

---
Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"
Running MS-DOS 6.21

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