Hi,

> On Jul 14, 2022, at 12:28 AM, Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 10:20 PM Jerome Shidel <jer...@shidel.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Jul 13, 2022, at 2:29 PM, Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> FDAUTO.BAT
>>>> ——————
>>>> set DOSDRV=C:
>>> 
>>> If you're using FreeCOM and already in the root directory from bootup, try 
>>> this:
>>> 
>>> REM ... should be "C:\" ...
>>> set DOSDRV=%_CWD%
>> 
>> Actually, if you are going to set an env for the drive (like in the small 
>> example), you probably just want the drive portion (C:) and not a path (c:\).
>> 
>> This allows dropping small batch files somewhere in the path with cluttering 
>> the PATH setting. For example, you can put a MYGAME.BAT in the DOSDIR. 
>> Something like…
>> 
>> @echo off
>> %DOSDRV%
>> cd GAMES\GAME42
>> QLUE.COM
> 
> Don't forget that FreeCOM also supports "cdd" (IIRC, this will also
> work for fully-qualified filenames!):
> 
> * https://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/cdd.htm 
> <https://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/cdd.htm>

Yep. 

Also, there is PUSHD and POPD. Those can work with full DRIVE+PATHs as well. 
Then afterwards, return to the original directory.

Depending on what exactly is required, there can be several ways to accomplish 
it.

:-)

Jerome

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