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╔═══════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Putting MaxMuv To Work With 4DOS ║
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║ by: Thomas Stubbs ║
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I asked Michael to write MAXMUV for his MAXTOOLS package for 1 very important
reason... I'm a little lazy and did not want to waste time moving file
descriptions every time I move a file that a user has uploaded to the wrong
area. But if a large number of files need to be moved, the command line
method used with 4dos will instantly give you a menu with tag and shoot
capability!
4dos is made by JP Software and available on any major shareware BBS. It is
a replacement for the DOS shell, and has been licensed for use in the Norton
Utilities package and called NDOS.
I want to mention two commands internal to 4dos that work well with MAXTOOLS
utilities. The first is "SELECT". The select command placed before MAXMUV
on the command line lets you use a point and shoot interface to select the
files to run MAXMUV on. Select then calls MAXMUV to do its thing for each
file.
Example:
SELECT MAXMUV (*.zip) f:\file\graphics
would let you select from a list of all ZIP files in the directory,
and copy the ones that should be moved into the correct section.
Here is a shot of the Select screen...
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ maxmuv (*.zip) f:\file\graphics Marked: 3 files 7 │
│ │
│ 4utilsf.zip 96781 12-22-92 7:40 │
│ ab20.zip 251653 12-22-92 7:42 │
│ alphaman.zip 105505 12-20-92 17:16 │
│ >amy.zip 9948 12-19-92 21:30 │
│ appt110.zip 21984 12-22-92 7:44 │
│ >budgirls.zip 162534 12-19-92 22:57 │
│ >cheetah.zip 65510 12-19-92 22:31 │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Notice the ones I want to MAXMUV are marked with ">".
After you "SELECT" the ones that you wish to move, just hit "ENTER" and let
MaxMuv do it's magic.
The next command I will only mention briefly. The "GLOBAL" 4dos command is
useful for BBS maintenance because it lets you run a command line program in
every subdirectory on the disk, or from one level in the tree on up. Global
works with several MAXTOOLS utilities, but it works best just to clean up
*.bak, *.tmp, *.ect files that are taking up valuable upload space.
GLOBAL DEL *.BAK!!
but be CAREFUL with global..... GLOBAL DEL *.* could ruin your whole day if
not used properly!
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