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Article #7197Re: How do I get DOS to search a path for files?
From: Lynn B. Dobbs
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1986 20:23
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1986 20:23
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In article <7423@tekecs.UUCP> kens@tekecs.UUCP writes: >I have some application programs (word-processors, spread-sheets, etc) >that do not know about subdirectories. How can I get dos to search a >path of subdirectories for file names (sort of like CDPATH in cshell). > >I understand that DOS 3.1 has a substitute command that sort of does >this. Is there some sort of fix that will allow me to do this >for DOS 2.0 (preferably public domain)? If you know how to do this, >please let me know. > It isn't Public Domain, but SDA Associates has a nice little program called Filepath that teaches programs (like Wordstar, etc) everything they need to know about paths. It is easy to use. I put it in a batch file for automatic start up. I am NOT connected with SDA except as a happy user of Filepath. The US Navy does not neseccarily agree or disagree with any statments made buy its employees.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!qantel!hplabs!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!sdcsvax!noscvax!marlin!dobbs From: dobbs@marlin.UUCP (Lynn B. Dobbs) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: How do I get DOS to search a path for files? Message-ID: <638@marlin.UUCP> Date: Wed, 9-Jul-86 16:23:31 EDT Article-I.D.: marlin.638 Posted: Wed Jul 9 16:23:31 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jul-86 08:20:39 EDT References: <7423@tekecs.UUCP> Reply-To: dobbs@marlin.UUCP (Lynn B. dobbs) Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego Lines: 20