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- If this message appears on screen it indicates that Morse Academy is unable
- to find files needed for operation. This is probably due to use of the
- APPEND command being used to specify a list of directories to be searched for
- data files. Many games sold for compatible PC's recommend the user name the
- directory containing the program's data in an APPEND statement. If this is
- done for even one program and the user attempts to execute Morse Academy when
- the current directory is not MA's, this error can occur. For example if
- Morse Academy is located in the sub-directory C:\EXAMS\CODE, perhaps clearly
- defined in your PATH statement but is not the current one in your DOS prompt,
- you should also include the path in the AUTOEXEC.BAT's APPEND statement along
- with the others already named.
-
- Microsoft recommends the APPEND statement NOT be used globally in
- AUTOEXEC.BAT. Instead they suggest you create separate BAT files containing
- the APPEND statement to execute a program requiring it. For example, the BAT
- file to execute program GAME1 might include:
-
- APPEND C:\GAME1\DATA (adds GAME1's data directory to search path)
- \GAME1\GAME1 (executes GAME1 from sub-directory \GAME1)
- APPEND; (empties the APPEND list after executing the game)
-
- Carefully read DOS instructions on the use of PATH and APPEND and make sure
- there is no conflict.
-