Re: XyWrite from a zip?

[jim sulski jsulski@xxxxxxxx]

Jeff, thanks for the advice. I think you're right about the autoexec.bat file.
I've gotten XyWrite to run EXCEPT for the auto-spell/correct/function. Everytime
I type a word a "Dict.spl not found" message comes up when Auto-Check Replace is
on.

I had this same problem when I first installed XyWrite to my new Windows 98 PC
until I added that line in the autoexec.bat file. It would be a hassle to change
the autoexec file on every machine I move to, unless, hmmm, I use XyWrite.

Thanks again.

Peregrine@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Jim writes, and Rene replies:
>
> ≪ >Does anyone run XyWrite from a zip disk? I would love to be able to move
> >from machine to machine and use XyWrite at each location.
> >BTW, I run XyWrite for Windows 4.13.
>
> I think the problem there would be with *Windows*, not with XY. ≫
>
> The trickiest thing, I think, would be in the boot sequence. XyWrite works
> best for me when its directory is included in the PATH line of AUTOEXEC.BAT,
> which would be a little tedious to accomplish if you were bouncing a ZIP
> drive around from one machine to another. It could be done, though, and
> certainly would be more feasible if each of those machines had its own
> permanent ZIP drive rather than one that is sometimes attached, sometimes not
> ... I would guess you'd have to edit AUTOEXEC.BAT each time you wanted to run
> Xy on a given computer, then restore that file to its original configuration
> afterward so it wouldn't search for that drive and/or directory the next time
> it boots.
>
> In short, maybe more trouble than it's worth.
>
> Jeff Seager