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CHAMINADE, MARC MICHEL LOUIS <MCHAMINA@ESTEC.BITNET> writes:

>If you want to prevent people to delete your files on your hd with the f
nction
>del xxx.x rather than Attrib you'd better rename the files from
>xxx.x to
> xxx.x The space in front of the name is obtained with the alt-255 combi
ation.
>You can not call the file or do anything to it by using the space key.

>Some may find it usefull. I do !

Nifty idea ... I've got an extension to that:

Since DOS see the ALT-255 combo as a valid character for filename, you
aren't limited to just one of them.  You can create a filename that is
nothing but ALT-255's.  -OR-, you can put an ALT-255 at the _end_ of the
name:

     xxx_.x

where the '_' is the ALT-255 combo.  That way, the file doesn't seem any
different when you do a directory of it ... yet trying to access just
xxx.x doesn't work (file not found).

Also, ALT-255 works for creating sub-directories.  It will effectively
make the directory invisible unless something is entered into the
directory table after it.

(for those curious, ALT-255 means hold down the alt key and type 2 5 5 on
the _numeric_keypad_.  You won't get this to work if you use the keys
across the top of the keyboard, it _must_ be the keypad.  For that matter,
that's how you can create filenames or directories with IBM graphics
characters:  simply substitute the ALT-??? combo of the character for what
you want ... the combo being the ASCII value of the graphic char you want
to use).

-Scotty