Re: Whats the %=C:% environment variable used for ?

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]> Sat, 7 Feb 2026 00:31:06 +0800

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On 2/6/2026 10:47 PM, R.Wieser wrote:
> Mr. Man-wai Chang,
> 
>> How about a screenshot??
> 
> Of what ?
> 
>> Could it be caused by insufficient length of the PATH string? Or maybe the
>> Command Prompt window's width?
> 
> Neither.  Its an envronment variables name.  As mentioned, using the
> command-prompt you can read its contents (the current path for that drive),
> but not set it.
A screen-shot of the Command Prompt window that showed what you just 
said might help.

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