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From: lenoil@apple.UUCP (Robert Lenoil)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DOS Directory Mover
Message-ID: <6828@apple.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 02:48:14 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 25 02:48:14 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Nov-87 16:26:58 EST
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In article <2898@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu> schmitz@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Thomas Schmitz) writes:
>I've seen and used a few programs which will move files from one DOS
>directory to another without copying the file contents.  Does anyone
>know of a program which will move directories?
>
>I don't really understand why the all the file-moving programs I've
>seen don't do this

The reason is quite simple; the DOS rename call (56H) supports moving files,
but not moving directories.  Semi-related note: AppleShare PC (AppleShare
file server access software for MS-DOS) will allow you to move AppleShare
directories with DOS call 56H.

Robert Lenoil
Apple Computer Inc.
Network Systems Development