> Russel, you were right. APPEND is the command for that... I
> completly forgot
> that one!
>
> http://www.easydos.com/append.html

That seems to fit the memory very well.
I skimmed right over APPEND tonight :-( as the documentation just says
it is an old and dangerous version of the SUBST command - and it
certainly isn't just that.

They say:

        "If a file with a .COM, .EXE, or .BAT filename extension is to
be treated as a data file (for example, if you want to edit the
contents of a batch file), its path CAN be specified using the APPEND
command. However, if you want to execute the file from any directory,
you must specify its location using the PATH command.

and (beautifully dangerously)

            "Use the APPEND command to tell DOS where to search for
data files if a specified file is not found in the current directory.
This means that you will need only one copy of a file on your fixed
disk, even if you use it for different purposes. For example, you can
store a copy of the file NAMES1.TXT in the directory LISTS and use it
(copy from it, insert it into other files) while working in any drive
or directory."

And, most usefully:

        "The APPEND command CAN be used on a network."

Thanks for that.
Also, good to know that memory still serves well enough for general
outline, even if the detail got a bit lost, some of the time anyway
:-)



        Russell


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