MSDOS8 SYS (Miscellaneous)
> If an external program is run from the command prompt
> MSDOS searches for the executable first in the current
> working directory (.\) and then it searches the path.
>
> This is lousy if the CWD is a floppy which slows down
> things a large ammount.
>
> There used to be (20 years ago) a patch to disable the
> initial CWD search. Then you put .\ at the very end of
> the path spec to re-gain functionality.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to re-implement this
> functionality in MSDOS7 or 8?
Not directly, no, though there's probably an easy way (guessing).
The best answer I can give is a workaround: just make sure you copy any needed files off the floppy to RAM disk, then do all your (temporary, don't need to save) work there. Also be sure %TEMP% is pointing to RAM disk. But I assume a cache would basically do this automatically. Still, I do both just to be sure, it's easier for me.
Complete thread:
- MSDOS8 SYS - w3a537, 03.04.2012, 00:47 (Miscellaneous)
- MSDOS8 SYS - Arjay, 03.04.2012, 11:29
- MSDOS8 SYS - mvojvodic, 04.04.2012, 12:13
- MSDOS8 SYS - 0ffer, 04.04.2012, 20:59
- MSDOS8 SYS - w3a537, 24.04.2012, 04:57
- MSDOS8 SYS - Rugxulo, 25.04.2012, 00:10
- MSDOS8 SYS - bretjohn, 25.04.2012, 00:58
- MSDOS8 SYS - w3a537, 26.04.2012, 01:16
- MSDOS8 SYS - bretjohn, 26.04.2012, 16:50
- MSDOS8 SYS - w3a537, 26.04.2012, 01:16
- MSDOS8 SYS - bretjohn, 25.04.2012, 00:58
- MSDOS8 SYS - Rugxulo, 25.04.2012, 00:10
- MSDOS8 SYS - w3a537, 24.04.2012, 04:57