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If you use the DOS COMP command and watch as the screen scrolls. You may not
always be able to read the message about the compare. Try the following:
1st issue the command: DIR [data1]
At the end of the directory listing will be a count of the number of files
matching [data1]. If [data1] is [*.*] and the directory is NOT a
root directory, subtract 2 from the count. This is because the ".." and "."
subdirectory entries are not counted during the next step. If the directory
contains additional subdirectory entries, they must also be subtracted from
the count to get the number of actual files in the directory.
2nd issue the command: COMP [data1] [data2] | FIND /C "OK"
The compare is filtered through FIND which will look for the string "OK".
The /C switch instructs FIND to keep a count of the number of files that
compare "OK". The "OK" must be upper case. At the end of the compare, you
will be prompted for comparing more files. Answer N and the count for the
number of "OK" files will be shown.
Dennis W. Person
6828 Devonshire Drive
Canton, MI 48187-2613