Microsoft KB Archive/36964

= Meaning of the /PATH: ON Option of the MS-DOS APPEND Command =

Article ID: 36964

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2003

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 4.01 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

-



This article was previously published under Q36964



SUMMARY
The APPEND command in MS-DOS versions 4.0 and later has a /PATH: option. APPEND allows you to specify a search path for data files. If MS-DOS cannot find a data file in the current directory, APPEND searches for the file using the APPEND path. If the filename specified includes a path and/or drive name (for example, C:\DIR\FILENAME versus FILENAME) APPEND checks the /PATH option. If the /PATH:OFF option has been specified, APPEND does not search the APPENDed directories. If the /PATH:ON option has been specified, APPEND will search the APPENDed directories if the file cannot be found in the specified directory.

Additional query words: 6.22 4.00 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

Keywords: KB36964

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.