Chapter 16 Notes on the Operating Environment
304 Personal Computer Versions
NOTE: Once you have edited AUTOEXEC.BAT, reset the computer and restart. The
new setting will then automatically take effect.
Terminology: AUTOEXEC.BAT
AUTOEXEC.BAT is a batch file that MS-DOS automatically runs when it
loads. SET is the command for setting MS-DOS environment variables.
Application programs have free access to these variables.
Start-up files
The assembler and linker start by reading start-up files that provides a means of changing initial
settings.
For a detailed description, see Chapter 1 “Getting Started” Section 1.5 “Setup” Paragraph “Start-Up
Files” and substitute the file names AS103.RC and LD103.RC for .as103rc and .ld103rc, respectively.