Q63777: EDIT.COM Cannot Find QBASIC.EXE

Article: Q63777
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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When EDIT.COM is executed in MS-DOS versions 5.0 and later, it invokes
QBASIC.EXE with the /EDITOR switch. If QBASIC.EXE is not in either the same
directory as EDIT.COM or on the path, EDIT.COM is unable to find QBASIC.EXE and
the following message is displayed:

  Cannot find file QBASIC.EXE

You can correct this problem by using one of the following methods:

- Add the directory that contains QBASIC.EXE to the path.

- Copy QBASIC.EXE to a directory already on the path.

- Copy QBASIC.EXE to the same directory as EDIT.COM.

While none of these solutions is extremely complicated, the second and third
solutions are easier than the first.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information on this subject, query on the following words:

  "qbasic" (without the quotation marks) and "edit.com" (without the quotation
  marks)

Additional query words: 6.22 5.00 5.00a 6.00 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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