Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:24:42 -0400, "Speirs, Robert J.N."
<speirs@primus.cawrote:

my desktop PC loaded with DS v6.22, in file c:\autoexec.bat,
>the line "set dircmd=/ogne" works to enable me to recall previously
>entered commands at the DS prompt by simply pressing the cursor-up
>key.

No, that line has nothing to do with command history. It just creates
an environment variable which specifies default options for the DIR
command.

>The line of code fails on my notebook PC loaded with Win98se v4.10.2222.
>What line of code do I add to c:\autoexec.bat on my notebook PC to enable
>me to recall entered commands at the DS prompt? Recalling previously
>entered commands is very convenient. :-)

You need to load a command-history utility like DSKEY.CM (supplied) or
Eric Tauck's Toddy ( http://user.mc.net/~warp/software_toddy.html ).

better yet, replace the lame CMMAND.CM with 4DS, which is now
free, and which offers a properly integrated command history, among
numerous other enhancements: http://jpsoft.com/download.htm

Charles Dye wrote:
Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:24:42 -0400, "Speirs, Robert J.N."
<speirs@primus.cawrote:

>What line of code do I add to c:\autoexec.bat on my notebook PC to enable
>me to recall entered commands at the DS prompt? Recalling previously
>entered commands is very convenient. :-)

You need to load a command-history utility like DSKEY.CM (supplied) or
Eric Tauck's Toddy ( http://user.mc.net/~warp/software_toddy.html ).

I highly recommend TDDY. It has command recall and editing,
auto-completion, a chained-command feature, macros, key macros, and
a host of command-line switches and options.

better yet, replace the lame CMMAND.CM with 4DS, which is now
free, and which offers a properly integrated command history, among
numerous other enhancements: http://jpsoft.com/download.htm