I am quite new to using computers so I'm probably doing something wrong! I have downloaded the full zip file from your site, as I am learning to program with pascal and I wanted to try my new found skills. I think it was the one that contained everything. When I install it from the zip file it goes through the motions and instals lots of stuff and then it says: expand your path with 'c:\pp\bin\win32' I have no idea what this means but I click OK in blissful ignorance and then it just goes back to the win zip thing where I started. What is a path and how do I expand it.(I'm guessing it's not the concrete one leading from my front door but I can expand it if you think that will help!)

> I am quite new to using computers so I'm probably doing something wrong! >I have downloaded the full zip file from your site, as I am learning to >program with pascal and I wanted to try my new found skills. I think it was >the one that contained everything. > When I install it from the zip file it goes through the motions and >instals lots of stuff and then it says: > expand your path with 'c:\pp\bin\win32' > > I have no idea what this means but I click OK in blissful ignorance and >then it just goes back to the win zip thing where I started. > What is a path and how do I expand it.(I'm guessing it's not the >concrete >one leading from my front door but I can expand it if you think that will >help!) The "path" is list of directories (folders) which are automatically searched if you type the name of a program at the command line (e.g. in a dos window) (if there were no path and you wanted to start a program that resided in another directory than the current one, you would have to type the full pathname). Anyway, the path statement is located in the file c:\autoexec.bat and looks like set path=<list of directories> Simply add at end of it ;c:\pp\bin\win32 The result will then be something like set path=c:\windows;c:\pp\bin\win32 (with probably several other directories in between)

At 16:43 16.11.00 +0100, you wrote: > > I am quite new to using computers so I'm probably doing something wrong! > >I have downloaded the full zip file from your site, as I am learning to > >program with pascal and I wanted to try my new found skills. I think it was > >the one that contained everything. > > When I install it from the zip file it goes through the motions and > >instals lots of stuff and then it says: > > expand your path with 'c:\pp\bin\win32' > > > > I have no idea what this means but I click OK in blissful ignorance and > >then it just goes back to the win zip thing where I started. > > What is a path and how do I expand it.(I'm guessing it's not the > >concrete > >one leading from my front door but I can expand it if you think that will > >help!) > >The "path" is list of directories (folders) which are automatically >searched if you type the name of a program at the command line (e.g. in a >dos window) (if there were no path and you wanted to start a program that >resided in another directory than the current one, you would have to type >the full pathname). > >Anyway, the path statement is located in the file c:\autoexec.bat and >looks like > >set path=<list of directories> > >Simply add at end of it > >;c:\pp\bin\win32 > >The result will then be something like > >set path=c:\windows;c:\pp\bin\win32 > >(with probably several other directories in between) Maybe we should put this in the docs and extend the message of the installer ..