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From: dlnash@ut-ngp.UUCP (Donald L. Nash)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: How do I get DOS to search a path for files?
Message-ID: <3691@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Jul-86 13:07:14 EDT
Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.3691
Posted: Wed Jul 23 13:07:14 1986
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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> >>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.
> 

Putting in my two cents worth, I have DPATH, which does the same thing. 
It allows you to set up a separate data path or use the DOS PATH.  You
can read or write to files along the data path, but writing to them is
discouraged because it can cause a big mess.  The write option can be
turned off (which is the default).  DPATH is also public domain, so you
really get your money's worth :-).  I highly recommend it.  I don't know
how I lived without it.  I'd be willing to post it somewhere, but I
don't have the sources, only the executables and documentation.  Too bad
there is not something like net.binaries.ibmpc. 

					Don Nash

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