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From: Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
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Subject: Re: What interprets *.*
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Date: 21 Sep 89 12:26:10 GMT
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In article <2517ACC9.28246@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>, cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) wrote:
 >   On the other hand, if you try to rename or delete a group of files,
 >this is not done by DOS; DOS requires a single file name for this.  COMMAND
 >(or any program you write) has to, in this case, translate *.* into a
 >series of filenames (this is done with the find first/find next calls).

Only if you use the handle versions of the rename or delete calls.  The
FCB versions have no problem handling multiple wildcarded files, but
only work in the current directory.  COMMAND.COM switches directories,
uses the FCB call to rename or delete files, and then switches back to
the original directory.
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