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From: perkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Henry Perkins)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: ms-dos assistance needed
Message-ID: <273@bnrmtv.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 17:07:35 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 17:07:35 1986
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> would like to make a batch file that would copy all files
> from directory A to directory B.  The only thing is that I would
> like the files to be copied in alphabetical order.
> 
>                         RDGREENALL@WATNOT.UUCP
>                              RICHARD GREENALL

The easiest way to do this is to use a directory sorting utility to
make the files sorted alphabetically on the disk in the first place.
One example is DS (DiskSort) from the Norton Utilities.  Then you'd
just use:
	DS NE A:        ; Sort disk A: by Name and Extension
	COPY A:*.* B:   ; Copy the files, now in sorted order
You can get the Norton Utilities for about $50 mail order; check PC
Magazine for ads.  Other utilities, undoubtedly including some in the
public domain, would work just as well.
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{hplabs,amdahl,3comvax}!bnrmtv!perkins          --Henry Perkins