pico (editor) from dos-box

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thufir

Two part question:

1.) I have pine and pico working fine. how do I use pico from the
C:>, though?
2.) what's your fav editor? don't say vi(m) or emacs, those are a
given ;)


thanks,

Thufir Hawat
 
thufir said:
Two part question:

1.) I have pine and pico working fine. how do I use pico from the
C:>, though?
2.) what's your fav editor? don't say vi(m) or emacs, those are a
given ;)


thanks,

Thufir Hawat
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I'm gonna answer this assuming it's not dry humour. If it is, then consider
me a victim :-P Just in case you're not fooling...

1)

Find out the path to your editor program, and copy it into the clipboard.
For example: C:\Program Files\Pico

Right-click "My Computer", select "Properties" go to "Advanced" tab and
"Environment Variables."

In the "System variables" window, double-click the "Path" entry.
Note: It is *IMPORTANT* that you do not replace the contents of the
"Variable Value" field, only *ADD* to the end of it.

Add a ; then your path to the *end* of the "Variable Value" box, for example:
;C:\Program Files\Pico

Click OK, OK and OK.

Close any command line windows and you should find that typing:

pico

....into a command prompt now works.


2) I use diskprobe.exe to edit everything. Including picture and music files.


HTH,


aD
 
aD wrote:
[..]
I'm gonna answer this assuming it's not dry humour. If it is, then consider
me a victim :-P Just in case you're not fooling...
Click to expand...
[..]

;)

heh, it'd some with a "special" sense of humor to post fake questions,
it's like prank calls at 1/4 speed!

PATH=
%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_01\bin;C:\ant\bin;C:\Program
Files\PC-Pine

from the prompt this creates a new window, which isn't what i want :(

i want to stay within the dos-prompt, use pico, and then when i exit
pico, be back at the dos-prompt.


thanks,

Thufir Hawat
 
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