How to customize the WS 2003 command prompt?

[Guest David Brockus]

Hello,

 

I would like to have a command prompt that includes

 

<username>@<computername> <current_drive_letter><current_path>

dbrockus@whaterverhost c:\

 

I am unable to get %USERNAME% and %COMPUTERNAME% to work when I am setting

the PROMPT environment variable. The Command Prompt prints the variable name

instead of the value. When I do an echo at a prompt for the variable name I

get the values back so I know they are correctly defined.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

David

[Guest Herb Martin]

Re: How to customize the WS 2003 command prompt?

 

 

"David Brockus" <dbrockus@community.nospam> wrote in message

news:93D260B8-2C46-4D97-B2CA-36448E4F70C6@microsoft.com...

> Hello,

>

> I would like to have a command prompt that includes

>

> <username>@<computername> <current_drive_letter><current_path>

> dbrockus@whaterverhost c:\

>

> I am unable to get %USERNAME% and %COMPUTERNAME% to work when I am setting

> the PROMPT environment variable.

 

I just did it from Win2003 Server so show us the

command you are using.

 

prompt %username%@%computername% $p$g

 

BTW: Do you have any idea how obnoxious such a long (minimum) prompt

is likely to be?

 

Who doesn't know their own name and which computer they are own?

(and yes, I use TS and RDP a lot.)

> The Command Prompt prints the variable name

> instead of the value. When I do an echo at a prompt for the variable name

> I

> get the values back so I know they are correctly defined.

 

prompt %username%@%computername% $p$g

[Guest David Brockus]

Re: How to customize the WS 2003 command prompt?

 

Hello,

 

Sorry I should have elaborated. I am trying to set "PROMPT" as a System

variable in the Advanced tab of the Properties in the Control Panel.

 

My value is %username%@%computername%$s$p$g

 

When I start a command prompt, the prompt is literally this:

%username%@%computername% C:\Documents and Settings\dbrockus>

 

If I do a 'prompt' or a 'set PROMPT=' from Command Prompt and set the value

it does work. I would like to be able to define it as a global environment

variable.

 

Thoughts?

 

David

"Herb Martin" wrote:

>

> "David Brockus" <dbrockus@community.nospam> wrote in message

> news:93D260B8-2C46-4D97-B2CA-36448E4F70C6@microsoft.com...

> > Hello,

> >

> > I would like to have a command prompt that includes

> >

> > <username>@<computername> <current_drive_letter><current_path>

> > dbrockus@whaterverhost c:\

> >

> > I am unable to get %USERNAME% and %COMPUTERNAME% to work when I am setting

> > the PROMPT environment variable.

>

> I just did it from Win2003 Server so show us the

> command you are using.

>

> prompt %username%@%computername% $p$g

>

> BTW: Do you have any idea how obnoxious such a long (minimum) prompt

> is likely to be?

>

> Who doesn't know their own name and which computer they are own?

> (and yes, I use TS and RDP a lot.)

>

> > The Command Prompt prints the variable name

> > instead of the value. When I do an echo at a prompt for the variable name

> > I

> > get the values back so I know they are correctly defined.

>

> prompt %username%@%computername% $p$g

>

>

>

[Guest Herb Martin]

Re: How to customize the WS 2003 command prompt?

 

 

"David Brockus" <dbrockus@community.nospam> wrote in message

news:245A15BF-9B97-4746-8626-B09862AC4E04@microsoft.com...

> Hello,

>

> Sorry I should have elaborated. I am trying to set "PROMPT" as a System

> variable in the Advanced tab of the Properties in the Control Panel.

 

I was going to say use a logon script but I am not sure that would work.

 

Have you tried doing it for a SINGLE user in the environment that way?

 

If so, then a logon script can (be make to) work.

> My value is %username%@%computername%$s$p$g

>

> When I start a command prompt, the prompt is literally this:

> %username%@%computername% C:\Documents and Settings\dbrockus>

 

That's because those environment variables don't get translated

coming out of the registry like that.

> If I do a 'prompt' or a 'set PROMPT=' from Command Prompt and set the

> value

> it does work. I would like to be able to define it as a global

> environment

> variable.