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R E L O C A T E 1 . 0 b
============================================================================
Relocate 1.0b [REL.EXE]
A utility for relocating files to a different directory.
Copyright (c) 1993, Brent Buchanan
All rights reserved.
============================================================================
>\< Program Information
Relocate saves you time by eliminating the "copy" then "del" sequence and
combining them into one step. Usually, this is referred to as "moving"
the file. (I prefer not to call it "moving" because the file doesn't
actually go anywhere.) The process behind the program is rather simple:
Relocate will take a filename and re-assign its directory path, and since
(as I mentioned earlier) the contents of the file aren't physically
transferred from one area to another, this process is much faster than
copying and then deleting the file. The result is the same, however, as
the file ends up in the new directory.
>\< Program Operation
SYNTAX: REL <[sourcepath\]filespec> <targetpath>
The syntax is relatively simple and easy to use. You first need to
identify which files will be relocated, and then tell the program which
directory they'll be relocated to. An example will illustrate some notes
of importance:
Example: REL c:\data\*.* c:\text\
This will simply relocate all of the files in the C:\DATA\ directory to
the C:\TEXT\ directory. The ending "\" is not necessary on the target
path, so typing "c:\text" for the destination directory would have the
same effect. However, typing "c:\data" for the source path does not work
the same way; you need to give a filespec. (If you wanted to relocate
all of the files in the directory, you can type "c:\data\" instead of
"c:\data\*.*"; the program will assume that all files were intended.)
We remain human (for the most part) so there's always the possibility of
making a mistake. In the case of relocating files, the only big mistake
that could be made would be to write one file over the top of another.
(And according to the laws of the universe, the overwritten file would
have to be the most critical one on disk.) Relocate avoids the
possibility of this happening by prompting you when a duplicate file is
found:
whatever.nam already exists in target directory - overwrite? (y/n)
To this, you simply type in "y" or "n" (case doesn't matter) and the
program will continue on, after acting (or not acting) upon your
response.
Relocate will relocate hidden and archive files, but not files with the
read-only or system attributes.
When you are relocating files on the current directory, typing the drive
letter is optional. In order for the program to relocate the files, both
the source and desitination path must be on the same drive. That's it.
Have fun.
>\< System Requirements
Relocate was written for an IBM PC or compatible using DOS 2.x or higher.
An 80x25 display is required, and can be color or mono.
>\< Contacting the Author
If you have any comments or find any bugs, I would be interested in
hearing from you. You can reach me on CompuServe at 75210,3120 or by
calling the Fremont Arsenal BBS at 913-267-5238 or 913-267-9624 (N81) and
leaving E-Mail. If you have access to CircuitNet, you can route a
message to me at 913000.
>\< Legal Jargon and Other Neat Stuff
This program is provided "as is" with no warranty, expressed or implied,
as to its merchantability or suitability to task. The user assumes all
risk of using and evaluating this program. You are allowed (and
encouraged) to freely distribute this program, as long as no part of the
program or documentation is modified, and as long as this documentation
file is distributed with the executable. No fee may be charged for this
program other than a reasonable media expense.
Version 1.0b corrects a small problem with attempting to relocate files
across drives. This isn't possible to do, but instead of receiving an
error message from the program, any attempt to relocate a file to another
drive would produce a runtime error. The error stemmed for a fault in
the source that caused the program to think that files were always on the
same drive. This has been corrected.
Released: 03/09/93 as freeware
Suggested archive name: REL10B.ZIP
Relocate was written in Turbo Pascal 6.0