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Windows 95 and DOS

Insert File Paths in the DOS Prompt

SUMMARY: Drag and drop filenames onto the Windows 95 DOS command prompt.


 

Save your fingers and don't type filenames in the Windows 95 DOS prompt. You can drag and drop a filename from Explorer onto the DOS prompt, causing the DOS window to act as if you had 'typed' the complete path to the file you dropped.



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