Msg: 2944 *Conference*

07-31-92 23:00:32

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : ROBERT BENSON

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #2940 (LIB XFER W/ YMODEM BATCH)

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Robert: Are you sure Lapdos will allow you to change the file-extension during
a copy?  In other words, can you "really" change C:FILE.BA to P:FILE.DO during
a copy?  I'm not near my DOS computers to check this out but something rings a
bell for me on that action.
 
If Lapdos will not allow file-extension's on the fly, then here's a DOS-based
method for mass renaming.
 
Assuming you have a collection of recient downloads from the BBS in a separate
subdirectory on your hard disk, or on a separate floppy disk.  Within this
collection you have program .BA files that are really in ASCII and .DO files,
most with the same filename, as documentation files for the programs.
 
Issue the following wildcard commands:
 
 REN *.DO *.DOC
 REN *.BA *.DO
 
Let me know what you discover about Lapdos's ability to change file-extensions
on the fly.  -Rick-