MS-DOS: Using the /e Parameter with APPEND.EXE (44347)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.1
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 3.3a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 4.01
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q44347 SUMMARY
The APPEND.EXE command is a terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) utility that
allows you to specify a path or paths that are to be searched when the
operating system is trying to find data files. This is similar to the PATH
environment variable, with the exception that the search paths indicated by
the PATH environment variable are for executable files, not data files.
Beginning with MS-DOS version 3.30, the APPEND program has allowed an /e
parameter, which specifies that the APPEND search paths are to be included
in the environment with the APPEND environment variable. This allows you to
view the APPENDed directories using the SET command at the MS-DOS command
prompt. Without this switch, you must type "APPEND" without any parameters
to see the active search paths.
The /e parameter is only allowed with the first invocation of the APPEND
command. If the /e parameter is not included with the first invocation, the
value of the APPEND path is not stored in the environment. If the /e
parameter is included with any subsequent APPEND command (regardless of
whether it was included with the first invocation), an "Invalid Parameter"
error message is displayed on the screen.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information on the APPEND and SET commands, please refer to
the "Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide."
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/10/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB44347 |
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