Commodore PC - Append

24 MS-DOS User's Reference
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Append Append
Purpose: [^J
Sets a search path for data files.
Syntax: [^J
append [drive:]\patb][-\drive:]\patb]...]
append ; ^"^^
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The path parameter specifies the directory that ms-dos searches
for a data file. You can, however, specify more than one path to
search by separating each with a semicolon (;). * \
If you don't use options with the append command, ms-dos
displays the current data path.
And if you use the following command, MS-DOS sets the NUL data M
path.
append; . j
This means that ms-dos searches only the working directory for
data files. . >
Append searches the data path for all files, regardless of their file ^^^
extensions, only with the following ms-dos system calls:
Code Function ^—^
OFH ' Open File (FCB)
23H Get File Size O*
3DH Open Handle
You can use the append command across a network to locate
remote data files.
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Warning If you are using the ms-dos assign command, you must
use the append command before assign.
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