Author: MB Software Solutions, LLC
Posted: 2011-08-11 at 14:59:51
On 8/11/2011 9:16 AM, Matt Slay wrote:
> Is there any way to make the output from the DIR command show more
> information about the files in the current directory? I would expect to see
> output much like the real DOS command where it shows columns of information
> that include the filename, date, and file size in a vertical flowing format.
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> It seems that the DIR command in FoxPro is designed to work with DBF files
> be default, and it does show more info about those files.
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> However, if you use Dir *.*, then what FoxPro spits out is some dorky
> sideways list of just file names, without the date and filesize. It's just
> really hard to read. What were they thinking?
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> Has anyone developed a better DIR command for VFP????
Look up ADIR in VFP Help. It'll give you what you need!
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Mike Babcock, MCP
MB Software Solutions, LLC
President, Chief Software Architect
http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com
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