Under NT and XP you set the environment variables by clicking on the My Computer icon and selecting Properties, then clicking the Environment variables on the Advanced tab. Make sure you set the PATH under the System Variables instead of User Variables if you want MySQL to be available to all users.
William Martell wrote: > Hello All, > > I am having trouble with MySQL in dos. When I type in mysql from the c:\> > prompt, I get the following error: > > C:\>mysql > 'mysql' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable > program or batch file. > > I tried the SET PATH command and this works fine when I have dos open. But > when I start another session of dos later the settings are gone. > > Does anyone know how to set this as the default path?? > > Thank you very much for your assistance and have a nice day. > > William > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > -- ====================================================================== John R. Diehl, Jr. FSU Department of Computer Science ====================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
