Re: DOS Functional Equivalent of UNIX Environment Variables (What is the)??

cdye_at_dnt.dialog.com (Charles Dye (PC)) wrote:

>Wayne,
 

>What's wrong w/
 

> C:\> SET tempdir=C:\TEMP
>
>???
 

>Regards,
>Charles_Dye_at_corp.dialog.com
 

>In article <4assik$h9h_at_columbia>, R_W_Wayne_Little_at_rl.gov (Wayne Little) writes:
>> We're programming in Oracle Forms 4.0. (first mistake)
>> Second is our application has to work on PCs and X-terminals (not our
>> fault).
>>
>> How do we point to a variable directory (for development, test,
>> production, etc.)? On UNIX, we've always used environment variables.
>> When we ask about using some kind of environment-variables on the PC,
>> all our PC-gurus can tell us is "Good luck!" ANY IDEAS?
>> Is there any kind of a C-like conditional compilation faciltiy? Help...

Not a C-like more like basic:

set windir = c:\win95
cd \%windir% <- changes to directory windows is installed

J Received on Wed Dec 20 1995 - 00:00:00 CET