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From: ovb10@cs.kun.nl (Patrick Atoon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: What's Wrong with ARP!!!!
Message-ID: <2618@wn1.sci.kun.nl>
Date: 14 Jan 91 20:16:32 GMT
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I haven't read the articles in this thread, so I don't know if this has
already been mentioned, but this is what is wrong with ARP:

Picture this s: directory....

   Startup-Sequence
   SPAT
   ...
   ...

Now use the Arp-copy command in this way:

   copy s:s(t#?|p#?)

This will copy both Startup-Sequence and SPAT. Now use it this way:

   copy s:s(t*|p*)       ; Notice that the #? has been replaced by a *

This will only copy SPAT. 
What is this?!?! Is "#?" not equal to "*"? Why? And I thought ARP was great
(well, actually I still think it's great, you just shouldn't use "*" in con-
junction with "|").

Just wanted to point the attention to this (little) error. See you,
                                                               Patrick

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