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- ASSIGN
- Causes a request for one drive to be routed to another drive
- See also <SUBST> <JOIN>
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- COMMAND TYPE: External VERSION: 2.0 and up
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- USE: ASSIGN [x [=] y[...]]
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- Requests for drive 'x' are routed to drive 'y'.
- ASSIGN entered without parameters will reset any ASSIGNments.
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- EXAMPLE: ASSIGN A=C
- After issuing this command, any requests for drive A: will access
- drive C:. e.g. DIR A: will list the files on drive C:.
- ASSIGN is provided to allow programs written for a specific drive
- (usually a: or b:) to be used on other drives. Commands which require
- information about the drive (backup, restore, label, join, subst,
- print) should not be used on ASSIGNed drives. ASSIGN should not be
- used except where needed for a particular program. The SUBST command
- is the preferred method of reassigning drives and/or paths. <FORMAT>
- and <DISKCOPY> ignore drive reassignments.
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