'Zip packer' Option to Locate TEMP\ Fails

[Phred]

Not confined to 10.5b, the instruction to locate the user's TEMP directory -
"run 'cd %TEMP%' in command line to see directory"
- fails when the directory is not in the customary place.
A simple change to cd /d %TEMP% in the advice allows a drive-change when executing cd.

When a RAM-disk is used to hold ephemeral temporary files, with a TEMP directory in it and environment variables altered to point to it, plain 'cd %TEMP%' can't work.
'cd /d %TEMP%' works well.

[ghisler(Author)]

What RAM disk are you using?

It means that the user doesn't have the "execute" right of the folder, which means that SetCurrentDirectory fails.

[Dalai]

2Phred
I'm pretty sure that the instructions refer to TC's command line, not CMD.

Regards
Dalai

[white]

I'm pretty sure that the instructions refer to TC's command line, not CMD.

Indeed, it says command line, not command prompt.

[ghisler(Author)]

Yes, TC uses SetCurrentDirectory when you use the "cd" command. This must be failing with your RAM disk.

[Phred]

What RAM disk are you using?

It means that the user doesn't have the "execute" right of the folder, which means that SetCurrentDirectory fails.

I'm using both AMD Radeon RAMdisk and SoftPerfect RAM Disk, on different machines. The behaviour is the same on both.

Yes, I notice now that the config'n line does say 'command line'. I missed that and went straight to a user command prompt, although I will say that 'command line' is a common term for a DOS box.
A command line utility.
Command line switches or parameters.
Command line options.
A command line interface or text interface.

I also notice that 'cd /d %TEMP%' doesn't work in TC's command line.

To the extent that it matters, the instruction could reduce ambiguity by saying '(run 'cd %TEMP%' in TC's command line to see directory)'.
Does TC ever call itself 'TC'?

Otherwise, case closed.