>  RM> cd c:\apps\grunge
 >  grunge.exe %1

 >  BL> Thanks, Roy. Whatta good idea! My PATH is running into the
 >  BL> 256-byte limit so it's come just in time.

 >  PE> BTW, the ".exe" at the end is ignored, as far as I'm aware.
 >  PE> BFN.

 >   Yair... I was shocked to find that Pascal requires the full name.

It ain't ignored !  See my previous note to paul.
I think the sequence of search is BAT COM EXE

 >   It was the idea I liked, not the execution. He should have added
 > "c:" and "cd\" lines as well, to return to the
root directory (or
 > wherever), but it never occurred to me to replace most of the PATH
 > with batch files. That's the idea I liked.

Yeah... you can add whatever you want to the batch file to "tidy up".
I have been running this way for years.
The only directories in the PATH should be for stuff you want to be able to
call from anywhere. Like small utils in a Batch file need to be in a UTIL
(or some such) directory in your Path.

Any large Bats are best run from a Ramdrive, to get them to fly!

You can also add \.. to your path to force a look into the parent directory of
the one you are operating from.

Other usefuls are

    ATTRIB, Resets all attributes on all files

    DIR,    Shows ALL files (inc system & hidden)

    DIR ... Shows Directories but NOT Files

Cheers
Niels Petersen

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