Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!samsung!usc!chaph.usc.edu!sal-sun31.usc.edu!wilber From: wilber@sal-sun31.usc.edu (John Wilber) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: How to rename directories and computer info Keywords: rename, processor Message-ID: <9065@chaph.usc.edu> Date: 12 Apr 90 20:20:35 GMT References: <19580@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Sender: news@chaph.usc.edu Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Lines: 23 In article <19580@boulder.Colorado.EDU> grandin@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Keith Grandin) writes: > 1 - Is there a way to do a real move of files? I would like to With one function call, I don't think so, but you should be able to copy the file to the destination with a temporary name, delete the old file, and then rename the new one with the filename from the old one. You should be able to do all of this, including assigning the temporary name (if I'm correct) with INT 21 BIOS calls. > 2 - How can a program find out what kind of processor and how Gee, can't help you much here. Looking at some Intel hardware manuals might help you on this one. > Keith Grandin /**********************************************************************\ * John J. Wilber * Socialism and communism are for those people * * wilber@nunki.usc.edu * who feel they can't make it in a freely * * student, partier, and * competitive society. * * fun-loving guy. * * \**********************************************************************/