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Date:	Sun, 29 Jul 2001 05:38:25 PDT
From:	<leganii@surfree.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Programming: Boot drive ?

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On Sun, 29 July 2001, Peter Skye wrote:

> To: scoug-programming@scoug.com
> Subject: SCOUG-Programming:
> Boot drive ?
> From: Peter Skye
> Reply-To: scoug-programming@scoug.com
> Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 00:41:54 PDT
>
> In Rexx, I know of three ways to determine the boot drive:
>
> IBMCOM entry in PATH environment variable (set in CONFIG.SYS)

I don't have any IBMCOM entry in my path - am I in danger?

> COMSPEC environment variable (set in CONFIG.SYS)

I think this is just a convention.
I know of no reason the COMSPEC has to point to a file
on the boot drive.
Maybe someone can explain otherwise.

> PSTAT /C | FIND /I "PMSHELL" | RXQUEUE
>
> Is there an easier way? Right now I'm getting all these values and
> making sure they agree. Is there a foolproof method?
>
> - Peter

I can only confuse the issue. :-)

Regards,
Dallas E. Legan II / leganii@surfree.com / dallasii@kincyb.com

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