Thread: Making windows .exe call available in all folders

Can you make a .exe file available in all folders from the command line?

Probably doesn't make a huge amoutn of sense!

I'm doing some .NET learning and need to make a command line call to a .exe file in %windir%/Microsoft.Net/Framework/v2.0.50727 but including a file from a completely seperate folder.

What I want to be able to do is in command line, navigate to the folder containing the file I need to use in the call and then type

csc myfile.cs

I'm sure this is possible, but can't remember how you do it. It's basically to make a .exe file globally available.

Any ideas? Anyone understand what I'm asking?

If I grock in fullness here, ensure that your .exe file is in a folder referenced in the PATH environment variable; and the .NET folder should already be there.

Where would the PATH environment variable be?

I think I kind of solved it. I was opening a normal command line window, rather than using the Visual Studio command line from VS Tools sub folder.

If I open a VS command line csc is an available executable without having the reference the full path.

Oh yes, I use that window for everything, so it's just there when I need it.

The Environment variables are found at Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables or by using the DOS SET command