The way I handle this problem is to run R:Base from a bat/cmd file that sets the path for the window. For example:
PATH c:\rbti\rbdos65;C:\BATCH;C:\WINNT;C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 c: cd \rbti\rbdos65 rbase65.exe -z999 -k1 -c ======================================= At 11:26 AM 12/4/2001 -0600, you wrote: >It is too long, Rbase truncates long paths for whatever reason. To >alieviate this problem for Rbase DOS do this. > >Edit c:\winnt\system32\autoexec.nt. change the line (or add) SET PATH = >? to the min path requirements you need to run rbase (exe path, code >path, db path, etc). This file is loaded as a 'startup' for DOS shells >under NT. > >Eric > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >On >> Behalf Of Ben Petersen >> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 3:20 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: Off subject NT question >> >> Ian, >> >> I would think this would be simple, but beats me. From a Dos box >> typing "path" yields a string wrapped to fill 4 lines, largely >> supporting Visual Studio. >> >> If, from within the _same_ Dos box, I start qEdit and shell to a Dos >> prompt and type path I get something different... from just a few >> characters to a 1+ line string of "short" directory names that >> resembles the actual path, but is not complete. >> >> Using envval, Rbase puts the entire path into a variable, but can't >> find a program in the path using zip. I'm pretty certain it has >> something to do with the OS... as Eric said, maybe the path is just >> to long... >> >> thanks, >> >> Ben Petersen >> >> >> On 4 Dec 2001, at 15:11, Ian Chivers wrote: >> >> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Priority: NORMAL >> > X-Mailer: Execmail for Win32 5.1.1 Build (10) >> > MIME-Version: 1.0 >> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" >> > >> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:18:20 -0000 Ben Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Thanks Eric, >> > > >> > > I did install VC++. How would I go about correcting the path? >> > >> > This is from a windows 95 machine with developer studio >> > professional installed. >> > >> > dos box and type path >> > >> > PATH=Y:.;Z:.;C:\MKS\MKSNT;C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32; >> > C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND; >> > C:\RBTI\RBWIN65\RSTRUC;C:\UT; >> > D:\PROGRAM;C:\WIN32APP\SALFORD; >> > D:\UNIRAS\7V1\BIN;D:\UNIRAS\7V1\BIN\WIN95 >> > >> > i've broken the line a few times. >> > >> > it looks like it may be operating system specific. >> > i'll check windows 98 and win 2000 pro later. >> > >> > > >> > > Ben Petersen >> > > >> > > >> > > On 3 Dec 2001, at 16:55, Eric Peterson wrote: >> > > >> > > > If you installed VC++ and had it add paths, the path statements >are >> > > > probably too long. Then in Rbase your path is all truncated. >> > > > >> > > > Eric >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-rbase- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > > > On >> > > > > Behalf Of Ben Petersen >> > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:44 AM >> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > Subject: Off subject NT question >> > > > > >> > > > > Hi all, >> > > > > >> > > > > I was wondering if anyone has experienced this and might have >a >> > > > > suggestion. >> > > > > >> > > > > Using NT server w/ sp5. I recently installed several >components of >> > > > > Visual Studio. Now using Rbase's zip command, it can't find >> > > > > programs in the system path. This isn't limited to RBase. I >don't >> > > > > know for certain that VS did this, but it was the only major >> change >> > > > > to the system at about the time the problem occurred. >> > > > > >> > > > > Shelling out of a simple text editor and using the set command >> > > > > returns the path as: >> > > > > path=c:\winnt\s, but from the same Dos box without the shell, >I >> get >> > > > > the full path. >> > > > > >> > > > > Thanks, >> > > > > >> > > > > Ben Petersen >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Ian >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Home page >> > >> > http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/support/cit//fortran/ >> > >> > comp-fortran-90 home page >> > >> > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/comp-fortran-90.html >> > >> > > > >
