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From: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren)
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Subject: Re: SQWINT
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Date: 16 Nov 90 16:19:27 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 WS>      Jeff, what are the major differences between sqwint, and 
 WS> sdir.  I remember glancing at an older version of sqwint, and 
 WS> thinking it was just another sdir

 JS>  Sdir is a directory listing (and quite a good one, I might add).  It
 JS>  has some quite sophisticated file management functions.  SQWINT, on the
 JS>  other hand, is a text file lister, with only minimal file management.

 JS>  In other words, SQWINT is a more flexible, more practical version of
 JS>  the DOS "type" command, whereas sdir is a replacement for the DOS "dir"
 JS>  command.

Ok, the only problem I have with the dos type command is if I have
to stop and return to the file later.

Are you familiar with the htype command?  This one allows you to
stop at any screen, and return to that screen later.  It also has a
search command which I don't like because it is case sensative, and
it will not tqake you to the word you are looking for, it takes you
to the screen it is on.

Will sqwint get around some of these problems.

I also have ralph, but the only advantage I can see to it is that
it will tell me if a file is a wordperfect, or a dos file.  I don't
like it's continuous read command, because once you start it, you
can't get out of it.  I like to beable to stop if I wish to check
something closer.

Now, telling you this, should I take another look at the latest
sqwint.

I just don't want to duplicate utilities, and take up space on my
disk.  If something is better, I can delete the old one, then I am
interested.  Now, besides being partial because you wrote it, would
it behove me to check it out again.

     
               Walter 

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