home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
-
-
- As an added incentive to register I am offering a couple of bonus
- utilities. The big prize is Fast File Copy, but before I describe it,
- lets take a look at the COPY command included with DOS. COPY has several
- things wrong with it:
-
- 1. COPY will not accept multiple arguments. If you want to
- copy several unrelated files to another drive or directory
- you have to copy them one at a time.
-
- 2. COPY will overwrite any existing files having the same name
- without telling you.
-
- 3. When a file is copied the name of the source file is displayed
- instead of the destination file. The destination is much more
- useful because it is very easy to make a typing error and have
- the file end up in the wrong directory.
-
-
- Now lets take a look at Fast File Copy:
-
- 1. FFC will accept multiple arguments and you can copy several
- files at one time. FFC also works with wild cards just like
- the COPY command.
-
- 2. FFC will prompt you before overwriting any existing files.
- This feature can be disabled by using a switch.
-
- 3. Both the source and destination names are displayed as each
- file is copied. This feature can also be disabled.
-
- 4. FFC has an interactive mode which can be used with wild cards,
- allowing you to choose which files you want to copy.
-
- 5. If you try to copy files to a non-existent directory, FFC will
- give you an opportunity to create the directory.
-
- 6. If you are copying a group of files to a floppy disk and the
- disk fills up, FFC will give you an opportunity to insert and
- even format a new floppy.
-
- 7. FFC can be used with the archive bit to copy files which have
- not been backed up.
-
- But that's not all. FFC also doubles as a file mover. Just use the
- /m switch and files will be moved instead of copied.
-
- To get a copy of FFC all you have to do is register your copy of PDQ
- Utilities. When you register you will also get a copy of CURSOR, a small
- utility which can set your cursor to any size and can also be used to
- restore a missing cursor. And last but not least you will get a nag-free
- copy of PDQ.
-