The lines _should_ be:

set MAKE_MODE=UNIX
set CYGNOS_HOME=c:\PalmDev\cygwin\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32
set PRCTOOLS_HOME=c:\PalmDev\PRC-Tools\H-i586-cygwin32
set PATH=%PRCTOOLS_HOME%\BIN;
%CYGNOS_HOME%\BIN; C:\PALMDEV; C:\PALMDEV\PILRC; C:\PALMDEV\POSE; %PATH%

The last line might still wrap and look misleading. There are four (4) lines
in total, all start with set, and the last one ends with %PATH%. No lines
end with a semicolon. The line _before_ this group could be something like
set PATH=C:\;C:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi7\Bin;C:\Program
Files\Borland\Delphi7Projects\Bpl\;c:\windows\COMM AND
(again, one (1) line). The important thing is, don't change what was there,
just add the new lines for the Palm software.

This is some very sloppy software that needs DOS PATH settings, and a
ridiculously complicated folder structure.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Dingus" wrote in message
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OOpps, should be www.vfdide.com/pt2setup.htm


"Dingus" wrote in message
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... you are so right, I am clueless - add to that installation
instructions
I followed at www.vfdide.com/ptsetup.htm and I seem to have a
major disaster on my hands mate.

I added the following to get Windows to run - if I don't
have them, booting just hangs at the end of the autoexec file!!

cd\windows
win.com

This is my latest effort -still no good!


e;c:\PalmDev;c:\PalmDev\pilrc;c:\PalmDev\Emulator; c:\PalmDev\cygwin-b20\H-i5

86-cygwin32\bin;c:\windows\system;c:\PalmDev\PRC-TOOLS\H-i586-cygwin32\bin;c
:\PalmDev;c:\PalmDev\PILRC;c:\PRC-TOOLS\bin;

set

MAKE_MODE=UNIX;CYGNOS_HOME=c:\PalmDev\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32;PRCTOOLS_HO
ME=c:\PalmDev\PRC-TOOLS\H-i586-cygwin32;PRCTOOLS_HOME\BIN;

Help!!
PS: Should it be SET PATH=bla-bla-bla... or
PATH=bla-bla-bla??


"Lil' Dave" wrote in message
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You have no clue.

"Dingus" wrote in message
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... this is what it looks like at present - does it look right to
you?
such a long time ago I played with DOS batch files!!??

REM [Header]
@ECHO ON


Above not required, echo on is default.

SET PATH=C:\;
SET PATH=C:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi7\Bin;
set path=C:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi7\Projects\Bpl\;
set path=c:\windows\COMMAND;
set path=c:\PalmDev\sdk\include;
set path=c:\PalmDev;
set Path=c:\PalmDev\pilrc;
set path=c:\PalmDev\Emulator;
set path=c:\PalmDev\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32\bin;


You only have to "Set Path" once. 2nd thing wrong is only 8 character
folder names allowed in real mode msdos. You cannot end the statement
with
a semicolon.

set TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP;


Above is default for windows, not required. The semi-colon on the end
makes
it an invalid statement

set MAKE_MODE=UNIX;
set CYGNOS_HOME=c:\PalmDev\cygwin-b20\H-i586-cygwin32;
set PRCTOOLS_HOME=c:\PalmDev\PRC-TOOLS\H-i586-cygwin32;
set PATH=PRCTOOLS_HOME\BIN;CYGNOS_HOME\BIN;


Wrong as previously noted.

cd\windows

You have to indicate the drive letter

win.com


What the heck is this for?

"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
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What is the command you are inserting in AUTOEXEC.bat?

The message usually indicates that the file needed to execute the
command
is
not found. Are you including the full path to the file?
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Dingus" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I have installed some applications that require settings be made
in the autoexec.bat file.

I have made the necessary entries, but the autoexec.bat
file doesn't seem to be read when booting up.

ie: From a DOS prompt I should be able to invoke various
applications that have been referred to in the autoexec.bat
file - however only a message BAD COMMAND OR FILE
NAME is displayed, as if nothing exists?

Any ideas?

Dingus.