using command prompt to change to another drive

[borat]

I am using xp and need to compile something on my G drive. I have 3 HDD's and a floppy drive in the system.
when i open command prompt it defaults to the C drive, i want to change to the H drive so i may find my file and compile it, but trying cd G:\ it does not work. A drive (floppy) is accesible by using cd A:\.
Anyone have any ideas how to do this.

[cjolley]

G: <Enter>

Amazing we have come that far from DOS.
chuck

[GNEP]

Originally posted by cjolley
G:

Amazing we have come that far from DOS.
chuck

You forgot the "[ENTER]"

EDIT: You beat me to it

[cjolley]

Originally posted by GNEP
You forgot the "[ENTER]"

EDIT: You beat me to it

I put it in with "<" and ">" and it didn't show up.
Then I couldn't remember the code for them.
chuck

[VJ]

Re: using command prompt to change to another drive

Originally posted by borat
but trying cd G:\ it does not work. A drive (floppy) is accesible by using cd A:\.

hehe, nice error!
What you do with cd g:\ is change the dirctory of g: to \, but you don't change the current directory (the one shown in the prompt) with it.

suppose you have a d:\temp

If you open a command window, you are in c:\> and if you type d: [enter] you'd see d:\>

Now if instead of entering d: you type "cd d:\temp", you would still see
c:\>
but when you enter d: now, you'd see
d:\temp>

The system remembers the directory for each drive, the cd command changes the directory, but not the current one (i.e. the one you see in the prompt).


Jörg

[xortam]

See colon ... See colon run.

[Paddy]

run dos run

[spadnos]

Re: Re: using command prompt to change to another drive

Originally posted by VJ
snip ...
The system remembers the directory for each drive, the cd command changes the directory, but not the current one (i.e. the one you see in the prompt).


Jörg

Unless you happen to be changing the directory on the current drive, in which case it does change the prompt. (ie, 'cd temp' while at C:\ will switch you to C:\temp)

- Steve

[DGhost]

acctually, you can use CD to change drive letters too...

"cd /d G:\" would work.

[xortam]

Originally posted by Paddy
run dos run

That's it ... that's what I used to say back when the PC first came out. I'd find myself going into the DOS directory all the time and I would think "See DOS" as I typed the path which of course led me to always think of "See DOS. See DOS run. Run DOS run." Kind of an annoying habit but it would run through my mind every time back then ... and even now on occasion.

[DirtFarmer]

Originally posted by Paddy
run dos run

dos isn't done
till lotus won't run

[Umfriend]

Man, I can remember the days when PC-compatibles where tested in magaiznes on whether they would run Lotus 1-2-3 or not......fart.

[GNEP]

I still have a copy of Lotus 1-2-3 v. 1a somewhere here.... on a 5 1/4" floppy

[William]

Hey; I had to install DOS 6.2 just after Christmas...

[xortam]

Originally posted by GNEP
I still have a copy of Lotus 1-2-3 v. 1a somewhere here.... on a 5 1/4" floppy

Hell ... I've still got copies of CPM and such on 8" floppies. ... and don't even get me started talking about the CRAM deck I have. ... or how about the Star Trek game on paper tape from a Cyber machine. I've got so much useless junk lying around here ...