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OK, so I tried this, but ECHO %PATH% just outputs %PATH%. I'm running DOS 6.22 on a 286. Same thing happens for any other variable defined in AUTOEXEC...
by pan69 6y ago
OK, so I tried this, but ECHO %PATH% just outputs %PATH%. I'm running DOS 6.22 on a 286. Same thing happens for any other variable defined in AUTOEXEC...
- morsch 6y ago"In DOS I believe that %var% expansion only works in batch files, not at the command line directly."[1] That worked for me in an emulator.[2] [1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28021862/echo-variable-shows-variable-in-ms-dos-6-22 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28021862/echo-variable-s... [2] https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ibmpc-games/ https://jamesfriend.com.au/pce-js/ibmpc-games/
- pan69 6y agoConfirmed. It doesn't work directly from the prompt, only within a batch file. I think might work on a DOS 7 prompt (Win95 >) though, not sure, I don't have a Windows machine hooked up atm. Maybe that's where my memory is from... Thanks!