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Windows 98 and DOS

Program Command Path in DOS Prompt

SUMMARY: Drag long Windows 98 command paths to the DOS prompt.


 

Do you use the DOS prompt? Forget typing in filenames with huge paths. 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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