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A.EXE - Directory Attach Utility
'A' is a DOS enchancement utility used to speed your
movement within your hard disk's directory hierachy. In
order to use this utility you must first set up an
'abbreviation file' called 'ABBREV.DAT'. This is a file
that contains an abbreviaton or 'easy to remember'
symbol that represents a complete path name and that
complete path.
An abbreviation file can be created with any standard
ASCII editor, such as Sidekick or Edlin. It MUST be
located in the directory from which the program, A, was
loaded. To achieve optimum performance you may want to
add to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that these files are
copied to a RAM disk at bootup. In any case you will
want to be sure to put the files in a directory that is
included in the PATH command of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
The ABBREV.DAT file should be formated as follows:
ABBREV COMPLETE_PATH
ABBREV COMPLETE_PATH
...
Where 'abbrev' is any symbol you wish to use to
represent the directory, and complete path is the entire
path name (including, if you wish, a drive letter). For
example if you had a subdirectory off the root called
'DOS', you could set your ABBREV.DAT file to look like:
D C:\DOS
And if you wanted to add to that the directory where you
keep your document files for your favorite word
processer the file might look like:
D C:\DOS
DAT C:\WP\WORD\DATA
Note that there can be no spaces before the 'abbrev' but
spaces between the 'abbrev' and 'complete_path' are
allowed. There is a sample ABBREV.DAT file included with
this archive.
To use 'A', just enter 'A <abbrev>' at the DOS prompt.
You can get a help screen by just entering 'A' at the
DOS prompt. If you need further help, please feel free
to write or send E-Mail to the auther:
Chris Boaro
Excel-Soft
24 High Point Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
CompuServe ID: 74766,1034