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From: dorner@telematik.informatik.uni-karlsruhe.de
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Subject: Re: Drive redirects
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Date: 15 Apr 91 16:40:22 GMT
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In article <1991Apr14.013716.13084@ecst.csuchico.edu>, ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes:
> In article <3343@unccvax.uncc.edu> cs00bd@unccvax.uncc.edu (brian daniels) writes:
>>
>>
>>Is there any program out there that redirects drive accesses so that
>>a program that insists on having it's files on drive a can be placed on
>>drive c?
> 
> I usually load the program into a sector editor and change the drive
> indicators by hand, looking for "A:\" or something similar and changing it
> to "C:\".  Some programs won't let you do this.  What program are you trying
> to change?
> 
> If there is a program out there that does this automatically, I would
> like to know about it too. :^)
I wrote such a program a few weeks ago. I'll do some last testing, write the
documentaion, then I'll post it to comp.binaries.atari.st.

The program works as accessory, which allows you to choose any folder on your
harddisk as logical drive 'A' or 'B'.
One advantage: You really may choose any folder, so you wont have to use C:\
               for all these programs who never heard of hard disks.
One drawback: It is dangerous to change the drive within another program, which
              could have open files on the specified drive. (Just as this
              program wont like it, if you plug off a physical drive.)

Thomas