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- APPEND
- Locate files other than .COM .EXE .BAT by a search path
- See also <PATH>
-
- Locates files outside of current directory that have extensions other
- than .COM, .EXE, and .BAT.
-
- COMMAND TYPE: Internal and External VERSION: 3.3 and up
-
- USE:
- (FIRST USE ONLY)
- APPEND [/X][/E]
- or (to specify directories explicitly)
- APPEND d:path[;[d:]path ...]
-
- (SUBSEQUENT USES)
- APPEND d:path[;[d:]path ...]
- or (to delete appended paths)
- APPEND [;]
- or (to modify action with certain commands - see below)
- APPEND [path] [/X:[OFF|ON]] [/path:[OFF|ON]]
-
- d:path specifies the path to search. Paths cannot be specified the
- first time the APPEND command is loaded if either /X or /E are also
- specified.
- ; to separate the APPEND paths or to request the list to be reset to
- null if the semi-colon is the only parameter.
- /E is used to keep the APPEND paths in the DOS environment, similar to
- the <PATH> command. APPEND searches the environment on each call to
- find the path. If the /E is not specified, the path string is held
- within the APPEND command. The paths are not stored in the
- environment and can only be viewed or changed by using the APPEND
- command.
- /X to process SEARCH FIRST, FIND FIRST, and EXEC functions. Commands
- such as <COMP> and <DIR> use the SEARCH FIRST functions to search for
- files. Commands such as <BACKUP>, <RESTORE>, and <TREE> use the FIND
- FIRST function to locate files. DOS uses the EXEC function any
- time a command is entered.
- The following functions are processed by APPEND with or without /X:
- OPEN FILE, OPEN HANDLE, GET FILE SIZE
-
- NOTE: If APPEND has been loaded with /X, before using BACKUP or
- RESTORE, APPEND must be issued using null (;).
-
- MSDOS 4.x The extra parameters /x:off, /x:on are available to toggle
- the setting of this function. Individual paths may be disabled or
- enabled from APPEND processing with the /path:on, /path:off
- parameters.
-
- NOTE: /X and /E can only be specified on the first invocation of the
- APPEND command. APPEND must be used before <ASSIGN> if you intend to
- use the <ASSIGN> command.
-
- The main use of APPEND is to allow applications to access auxiliary
- files without needing run from the directory where those files are
- stored. The command processor finds the application itself (.COM, .EXE
- or .BAT) via the <PATH> command. The APPEND paths then allow the
- application to locate other files (such as dictionary or configuration
- files).
-