Assign Ü ßßßßßßß Reassigns disk operations from one drive to another. For example, to reassign disk operations for drive A: to drive B:. Syntax: ASSIGN [[d:=e:] ...] [/STATUS] d: Specifies the drive from which you want to redirect read and write operations. This value must be a letter. The use of the colon is optional. e: Specifies the existing drive to which you want to redirect read and write operations. This value must be a letter. The use of the colon is optional. /STATUS Displays the current assignments If no drives are named, display the current assignments. Invalid uses of assign You should not assign the drive letter of your hard disk to another drive. You hsould not use assign for a drive that is in use by a program. You cannot use a hard disk drive that does not exist for either the d or e parameter. Using assign for network drives You can use the assign command for network drives. Cancelling a previous assignment Assigning a drive letter to a drive cancels previous assignments to it. Using the subst command instead You should use the subst command instead of assign. The following commands are equivalent: assign a=c and subst a: c:\ See Also: Subst