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From: jmsellens@watdragon.UUCP (John M Sellens)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: How do I get DOS to search a path for files?
Message-ID: <1242@watdragon.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 22-Jul-86 13:53:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: watdrago.1242
Posted: Tue Jul 22 13:53:03 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 23-Jul-86 02:33:51 EDT
References: <7423@tekecs.UUCP> <638@marlin.UUCP>
Reply-To: jmsellens@watdragon.UUCP (John M Sellens)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: Plug for a better product than Filepath

In article <638@marlin.UUCP> dobbs@marlin.UUCP (Lynn B. dobbs) writes:
>In article <7423@tekecs.UUCP> kens@tekecs.UUCP writes:
>>I have some application programs (word-processors, spread-sheets, etc)
>>that do not know about subdirectories. How can I get dos to search a
>>path of subdirectories for file names (sort of like CDPATH in cshell).
>>
>
>It isn't Public Domain, but SDA Associates has a nice little program 
>called Filepath that ...

I have *both* Filepath and SCOUT, and I use SCOUT.  What both these
prgrams do is set up a search path for files, so when a program
tries to open a file, it will find it if it's anywhere along this
path - very convenient for overlays, include files, help files, etc.

SCOUT lets you assign a drive letter to a directory (like the DOS 3.1
utility does?), mark them read only, change it on the fly, etc.  It's
a good, cheap program that has worked well for me for around 2 years.
A year and a half ago it went for $24.95, and they sold me additional
licenses for $7.50 each, which I felt was too cheap so I paid them
$15 each instead.

Anyway, they are nice people to deal with, and they are:
    Computer Insights
    PO Box 110097
    Pittsburgh PA
    15232
(or at least they were a year ago).

No connection except as a very satisfied customer.

John