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Error : Out of Environment Space

LUSAS is currently invoked using a batch file (LUSAS_S.BAT). The system variables used in this file may require more than the default environment variable space available for the DOS shell (default 160 bytes). This will result in the "Out of Environment Space" error message. To increase the environment space available use the SHELL command as shown below. For Win9x this command may be specified by editing the "config.sys" file in the root directory and. for NT, via the System icon in the Control Panel on the Environment tab.

SHELL=<path>\COMMAND.COM /E:2048 /P

The /E option on the SHELL command allows the number of bytes available for environment variables to be increased. Reference should be made to the MS-DOS reference supplied with your computer before changing the SHELL parameters. The parameter <path> represents the full path name to the COMMAND.COM file, it could be, for example c:\winnt\system32\.

You may also need to modify/add the FILES and BUFFERS commands as follows

FILES=40
BUFFERS=40


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