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#Setting up a new drive

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#115620From: Chris GentschAug 4, 1990 3:19 AM
Maybe you HD experts can help me out. I'm new to setting up directories and subs ona hard drive. While putting DPaint in a new drawer, I also created some file drawers inside rawer. When I click ona picture icon, I get the message to please insert DPaint in any drive. Why can't it find it? Do I need to assign these drawers or something?
#115700From: Don Curtis/SYSOPAug 5, 1990 12:42 AM
Chris, The ICONs have a default "tool", it'll be DPaint:DPaint. You can fix it for your current files by changing them all to your new disk and directory. However, that can be a real pain, and also, it won't help at all for any new ICONs that you create. So the simple way out is to simply add a line to your startup script that assigns DPaint: to the hard drive drawer where you have the program. example, you have DPaint, and it's files in a drawer called "DPaint" on the drive called DH0: ASSIGN DPaint: DH0:DPaint or if you had it in a drawer called "artwork" on a disk called fh1: it'd be: assign dpaint: fh1:artwork Don
#115823From: Chris GentschAug 6, 1990 2:47 AM
Thanks Don. I knew there had to be some DOS trick. That piece of info about Icon tools is real useful. I guess I could read the manuals, but I sure appreciate the help whwen I call. -Chris
#115943From: Matthew J. W. RatcliffAug 7, 1990 4:01 PM
I think you want the line to read assign DeluxePaintIII: dh1:paintdrawer.. check the icon info yto be sure…
#116025From: Chris GentschAug 8, 1990 2:16 AM
Thanks for the info Arnie. Hopefully I'll have a chance to try it out tomorow.