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Article #7279Re: DOS 5.0 New functions
From: Andrew Turner
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1991 22:26
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1991 22:26
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In article <1991Jun22.051347.19165@newsserver.sfu.ca> shephard@newsserver.sfu.ca (Gordon Shephard) writes: >>fn 56h Rename files will now permit renaming directories. It shuffles the >>dir name space on the disk to fit longer/shorter names in. > >Sigh. And on Page 120 of the MS-Dos 4.0 User's Guide and Reference: > > "The rename command, which you use to rename file, cannot be used to > rename directories. Instead, you use a combination of the xcopy, del, > and rd commands to rename a directory." > Firstly it's MS-Dos 5.0 (NOT 4.0). Secondly we're not talking about the Rename command BUT the Rename function!! ie int 21h. -- Andrew Turner act@csc.canberra.edu.au Die, v: To stop sinning suddenly. -- Elbert Hubbard
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!samsung!uunet!munnari.oz.au!manuel!csc.canberra.edu.au!news From: act@softserver.canberra.edu.au (Andrew Turner) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 New functions Message-ID: <1991Jun23.222615.20419@csc.canberra.edu.au> Date: 23 Jun 91 22:26:15 GMT References: <3o2s411w164w@toy.uucp> <1991Jun21.010929.10222@csc.canberra.edu.au> <1991Jun22.051347.19165@newsserver.sfu.ca> Sender: news@csc.canberra.edu.au Organization: University of Canberra Lines: 18