[Info-vax] Foreign commands ... newbie question

[Hans Vlems]

On Oct 17, 1:51 pm, supervinx <ness... at libero.it> wrote:
> I must add many foreign commands.
>
> I could:
> 1) Add a long list of
> unzip :== $DKA100:[tools]unzip.exe
> ....
>
> but it's not so flexible
>
> I've read about DCL$PATH (I'm using OVMS 8.3)
>
> Where is the best way to define it ?
>
> SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM ?

DCL$PATH is very useful for utilities that expect command line
parameters but don't reside in SYS$SYSTEM.
If they are then MCR is my friend (and perhaps yours too).
Putting DCL$PATH in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM is something I'd only do when
I'm sure I'll be the only user
on that system.And though that is true for most of my computers I
still prefer
$ define/use dcl$path <target>
to run foreign utilities.
Hans