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- Subject: Re: dBase 4v1.1:can I change directories on the fly?SKIP/NEWSGROUP
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.153603.2574@ucbeh.san.uc.edu>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 20:36:03 GMT
- References: <1993Jan26.163333.21242@bmers145.bnr.ca>
- Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati
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- > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to:
- > - get two version of dbase running in a windows environment with share.exe
- > running? or,
- > - change directories once I am in a dbase session?, or
- > - something else that will get me out of this pickle?
-
- Hello Jonathan,
-
- You've got a fairly easy (OK, a very easy) problem to solve here.
- Changing directories would seem to be your easiest out. I am not sure if you
- are operating strictly inside a dBASE application, but I will assume you can
- get to the command prompt<.>. Once you get there:
-
- RUN cd <sub-directory name>
-
- or (same thing)
-
- ! cd <sub-directory name)
-
- All the RUN or ! command does is execute a DOS command
- (dir a:\*.bat, mkdir, etc ......) with DOS syntax. Of course, the System
- must have a path to the directory containing DOS, but it's most likely true
- that that has been taken care of somewhere far in the past.
-
- One more note.
-
- Set your path (in dBASE) to include the subdirectory that contains
- the base dBASE files. This will allow you continued access to dBASE
- help screens and stuff like that.
-
- Good Luck!!
- Scott
-