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Missing LASTDRIVE command

Anonymous
2017-02-07T05:59:42+00:00

My installation of MSDOS 6.22 is missing the LASTDRIVE command, even though it is listed in the help utility.  If I enter "LASTDRIVE=F", DOS returns "Bad command or filename".  The source is a set of disks I've had for years from when I used dos.  Any ideas?

Sorry for posting in the XP section.  It's as close as I can get to msdos...

Thanks.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-02-08T01:10:05+00:00

    Hi, Tom.

    As I understand it, SUBST just deals with virtual drives.  At any rate, it lists only drives that are set with the SUBST command.

    I think I've figured out that LASTDRIVE=x just works, and silently, and only from within a config.sys file.  I thought there was a way to check, as in LASTDRIVE from the command prompt.  Apparently not.

    Anyway, thanks for taking the time to reply.

    Bill

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-02-07T23:56:33+00:00

    Type subst to see the number of drives you have.

    Also see if use lastdrive=g or i or z work. (z would be alot but want to test to see if it works. Afterwards, can change it.)

    Side comment - DOS is more friendly than COBOL, which have to use every so often when get call in for a gov job.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-02-09T00:44:51+00:00

    Hi Bill,

    Ok. Good to hear that you figured it out.

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