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PROGRAM: BIGPATH.COM version 1.0
CONTACT: Keith P. Graham.
BBS - (914) 623-0039
VOICE/FAX (914) 623-4161
I am difficult to reach.
SHAREWARE FEE: BIGPATH is free, but Keith P. Graham retains
all rights to the program including the right to
charge a fee in subsequent versions.
DESCRIPTION: Appends a path to current path beyond 128 bytes.
Allows very long paths. DOS 5.0 can use the long path.
USAGE: BIGPATH path
Where path is the path to append to existing path.
PATH command MUST have previously been issued.
Automatically adds semicolon (;) to beginning
of appended path. Converts to upper case.
PROBLEMS: DOS SET and PATH commands will not display paths longer
than 128 bytes so use the BSET.COM program included
with BIGPATH.COM to verify environment.
Use SHELL command in config.sys to create an
Environment large enough to hold path. BIGPATH
does not check how big your environment is and may
cause problems if the path grows bigger than the
environment.
This is tested under DOS 5.0 only.
Use this program at your own risk. Test it before
depending on it.
HACKS: It is possible to hack the program by changing the
PATH= string in the program to something else such as
LIB= (followed by a binary zero). I left a total
of 16 bytes for this hack.