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Dear PSL:
Enclosed for you to consider for distribution is my
GO.EXE program. I realize that this program name has
been used a few times before, but you can rename it
to whatever you like. I have found it a big help when
trying to move around on a big network server with a
complex directory structure.
It is a substitute for the MS-DOS CD command that is
aimed at those prone to typographical/thinkographical
errors. If you give the DOS CD command a badly
typed directory name, it makes you try again. Why
should it expect you to do better the next time?
This can lead to anxiety, computerphobia, and other
syndromes so severe that they don't even have TV
commercials yet. Fortunately, our laboratories have
created a remedy before the disease has even been
recognized. Our motto: "If you don't type too good,
you shouldn't have to type too much." Unlike almost
everyone else, we realize that the inherent accuracy
of this truism is equally inherent in text mode, and
we make it possible.
Seriously, this program is a big help when trying to
move around on a big network server with a complex
directory structure.
What does GO.EXE do?
a. FIrst, it doesn't make you find the backslash
key. It will let you use the space bar or the
slash key instead. That can save you a lot of
time and wear on your tendons.
b. If you type a good directory e.g.
GO dirname
where dirname really exists, it will work just
like CD.
c. If dirname doesn't exist, but it does if you
simply add or delete a leading backslash, it
will go to the directory thus named.
d. If strategy (c) doesn't work, it will try to
figure out what the heck you meant. This is
done with a high-powered string-matching
algorithm that has been a closely kept secret
since ancient times. If you wait, it will search
the entire directory structure of the indicated
disk, but you don't have to wait. Its uncanny
powers of inference will usually zero in on
where you want to be ASAP. It will show the
best guess on the screen, and you just have to
press enter to take what it shows. If you press
the space bar or wait until the full search is
finished, you get a menu of the best matches
found from which to choose. If you press escape,
the whole deal is off.
Two notes about the program. First, it is about 60kb
in size, so it will take some time to load from the
diskette. From a fast drive or server, it is slower
than CD, but only a little. It is not advised that you
include it in batch files, for if the directory spec is
wrong, human intervention is required anyway. Second,
its search strategy uses memory to keep lists of
directories to search. so it might crash for lack of
memory if the directory is large and available
conventional memory is low. It won't search my drive
when I try to run it in 215kb. It may fail with little
grace in such cases.
You (PSL) may distribute this program for your usual
shareware fees. There is no license fee for users of
this version, and no registration or fee. This is
offered in appreciation of your fine service.