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From: tcs@router.jhuapl.edu
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Subject: Re: Change "hide"-flag from the DOS prompt.
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Date: 8 Nov 90 16:39:54 GMT
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In article <1990Nov6.132902.22727@uwasa.fi>, ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
>In article <ETXBJK.90Nov6132203@solsta.ericsson.se> etxbjk@solsta.ericsson.se (Bjorn Karlsen  TX/DKI) writes:
>>How can I change the "Hide"-flag from the DOS prompt?
>>
>>By using ATTRIB, I can change the "Archive"- and "Read Only"-flags,
>>but not the "Hide"-flag.
>
>True.  ATTRIB wont change the hide attribute of a file.  Use eg ATTR
>in /pc/pd2/cpcug.zip instead. 
>
>           [ Stuff deleted ]
>
>...................................................................
>Prof. Timo Salmi        (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3)
>School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
>Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun

If I remember the original message, he implied that he already had a 
program that would perform the unhide function but didn't want to carry 
around the disk with the program on it. I think he was just looking for a 
way to do it with DOS. I would say that the answer is no, you will have to 
use a seperate program.

Carl Schelin
tcs@router.jhuapl.edu