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- This utility is a result of me being tired of having to copy a file
- somewhere, then deleting it from where I copied from just because DOS
- doesn't provide a move utility (at least DOS 5.0 and below).
-
- I found some documented functions that let you move a file one
- at a time, (INT 21h, function 56h) but wasn't happy with that. I knew
- that if Norton could use wildcards, so could I.
-
- Opened up "Undocumented DOS" by Schulman et al. Lo and behold,
- there was function 5D00h which lets you move files on the same drive
- using wild cards. There is a very roundabout way to get to what you
- want. I'll explain below.
-
- 1. Get canonical file names (function 60h). This is undocumented.
- 2. Load DPL with everything you want to call function 56h with.
- Function 56h is the normal rename/move file with no wildcard support.
- 3. Call function 5D00h. This will in turn call function 56h with
- the parameters you supplied in the DPL. The undocumented behavior of
- function 56h is that when called by function 5D00h, it supports
- wildcards!
-
- This program is freeware, released into the public domain. Feel free
- to use and modify. If you have any questions, I can be reached at
- CompuServe 76407,2235
-
- Walt Myers
-