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This file was prepared from an outline devised by Nelson Ford, for
the Public (Software) Library.
program name: DIREDIT
version num.: 1.51 date: 8/1/86
Author: Peter R. Fletcher
Address: 1515 West Montgomery Avenue, Rosemont, PA 19010
Telephone support is available to registered users.
Requirements
r = minimum required s = supported/optional n = not supported
- = not applicable
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Computer Memory Monitor Printer Input Device
(*) Any MSDOS (_) 64k (r) Any (-) Any (r) any kybd
(s) PC (_) 128k (_) CGA (_) Dot Mtrx. (-) 12 fkeys
(s) PCjr (r) 256k (_) EGA (_) Laser (n) Mouse
(s) PC-AT (_) 512k (_) Mono (_) Graphics (-) Joystick
(_) AT&T 6300 (_) 640k (_) Herc (_) Color (-) Digitiz.
(s) 99% Compat. (_) >640k ________ (_) Pin Feed (_) ________
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# Drives Modem Software DOS Experience
(s) 5.25" (-) 300 (-) BASIC (n) 1.x (_) None
(*) 3.5" (-) 1200 (-) GW-BASIC (r) 2.x (r) Beginning
(s) 1.2 meg. (-) 2400 (r) ANSI.SYS (s) 3.x (_) Moderate
(*) Hard dsk. (-) 4800 (_) ________ (_) ______ (_) Expert
(*) RAM disk (-) 9600 (_) ________ (_) ______ (_) _________
Other: * This version of the program will operate on 5.25" floppy
disks and on 100% IBM compatible hard disks. The version sent to
registered users will operate on most MS-DOS compatible hardware.
Only one (hard or floppy) disk drive is required to run the
program.
Program Description
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Purpose: DIREDIT allows MS-DOS directories to be rearranged for
increased convenience and/or efficiency. Individual files may be
move around and/or the entire directory can be reordered.
Features: DIREDIT allows you to "edit" MS-DOS directories. There
are a number of programs, some in the public domain, others
available as components of commercial utility packages (e.g. the
Norton Utilities (TM)), which allow directories to be sorted in
various ways (by filename, by file type ("extension"), by
modification date, by size), but DIREDIT is (as far as I know) the
only one which also allows the user to specify an arbitrary order
and/or to move individual directory entries around at will.
DIREDIT also displays the directory in a very compact manner, with
up to 80 file-names visible on the screen at once, but allows you
to see the full file description for any entry simply by moving a
cursor to the name. The order in which subdirectories and files are
listed in the directory is the order in which DOS searches through
them (when asked to find a data file or executable program). It
follows from this that programs and data files will be accessed
fastest if they appear at the top of the directory listing of the
subdirectory in which they are found, and also that subdirectories
(especially those which are specified in your PATH command)
should, for fast access, be at the top of the directory listing.
On the other hand, many people find it easier to find a file that
they are searching for if the directory is sorted in some other
way. DIREDIT can be used for both purposes - arranging directories
on disk for efficient access and then resorting them temporarily
on the screen when searching for a file without (necessarily)
saving the resorted directory to disk. The DIREDIT package
includes full on-disk documentation and on-line help.