Windows XP: Set PATH Variable by Script/Batch

Windows XP: Set PATH Variable by Script/Batch

[Will]

Hallo,

is there a way to set the PATH Variable under MS Windows XP 
automatically by a script/batch file (cf. autoexec.bat in Win98) to 
avoiding using the Graphical User Interface (My Computer > Properties > 
Advanced > Environment Variables > ...)?

Thanks for helping in advance,

Will

Re: Windows XP: Set PATH Variable by Script/Batch

[poti]

On 17:24 Wed 06 Jun     , Will wrote:
> Hallo,
> 
> is there a way to set the PATH Variable under MS Windows XP 
> automatically by a script/batch file (cf. autoexec.bat in Win98) to 
> avoiding using the Graphical User Interface (My Computer > Properties > 
> Advanced > Environment Variables > ...)?
> 
> Thanks for helping in advance,
> 
> Will
In Emacs, you can use getenv and setenv. There are ways to do this 
with VB scripts too. See Siep Kroonenberg's site on portable TeX
Live (http://tex.aanhet.net/portable/ ) 
for the Windows way and my site ( http://potis.org/software/livedvd/ ) for 
an elisp way. The problem of setting PATH had to be addressed to make
those projects work.

Re: Windows XP: Set PATH Variable by Script/Batch

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Will <schimpanski@gmx.de>
> Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:24:43 +0200
> 
> is there a way to set the PATH Variable under MS Windows XP 
> automatically by a script/batch file (cf. autoexec.bat in Win98) to 
> avoiding using the Graphical User Interface (My Computer > Properties > 
> Advanced > Environment Variables > ...)?

Why do you need this?  (I'm asking because it's quite possible that
you don't need to modify PATH at all.)

For example, if you need this to get the Emacs icon invoke Emacs,
there's no need to modify PATH.

Re: Windows XP: Set PATH Variable by Script/Batch

[Bob Babcock]

Will <schimpanski@gmx.de> wrote in news:5co1srF3283cpU1@mid.individual.net:

> Hallo,
> 
> is there a way to set the PATH Variable under MS Windows XP 
> automatically by a script/batch file (cf. autoexec.bat in Win98) to 
> avoiding using the Graphical User Interface (My Computer > Properties > 
> Advanced > Environment Variables > ...)?

Look for pathman.exe in the various Microsoft resource kits.  A search at 
microsoft.com should find a free download.  Setx.exe might also be useful 
for setting other environment variables such as HOME.