Q29150: Using Full Pathnames to Compile Programs with M or MEP

Article: Q29150
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00   | 1.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | TAR75085 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 20-OCT-1988

The full pathname of a file is not transferred to the compiler when an
ARG COMPILE is executed in the Microsoft Editor for MS-DOS and OS/2.
The following is an example:

1. Invoke M.EXE as follows:

M \c5\source\test.c

2. Compile the program with ARG COMPILE. (The default value is
   ALT+A SHIFT+F3). The following line is displayed:

   CL /c /Zep /D LINT_ARGS test.c

   The full pathname is not given.

If you plan on compiling from other directories, you should define
the compile command using the %|F option. The default option %s uses
only the filename. For example, the TOOLS.INI file could be modified
as follows to get the default compile with the full pathname:

extmake:c cl /c /Zep /D LINT_ARGS %|F

You also can select portions of the full pathname, and use the name
more than once, as in the following example:

%d|F - obtains the drive (and colon)
%p|F - obtains the path
%f|F - obtains the filename (no extension)
%e|F - obtains the extension

You can combine the "dpfe" any way you wish, as in the following:

%dpf|F.xyz

This combination produces the drive, path, and filename, with the
extension .XYZ added to the filename.

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