Date:	Thu, 31 Jul 1997 20:57:51 +1200
From:	physmsa AT cantua DOT canterbury DOT ac DOT nz (Mr M S Aitchison)
Subject:	"files" program
To:	opendos AT delorie DOT com, caldera-opendos AT caldera DOT com
Message-id:	<199707310857.UAA01822@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz>

Since OpenDOS is just coming to grips with long filenames, I thought
I'd modify one of my programs to see what is possible...

I have adapted my "files" program to handle both long filenames and
OpenDOS-style permissions.  It still needs some work, but I'd like
feedback on what people think... not so much about the program itself
(it is something I use with the /D switch, you might like to try it),
but the main thing is the way it tries to be compatible with what
people expect from legacy apps and longnames - it uses the longname
only if needed.  If people like it I'll extend the method to more
utilities.

Try setting FILES=/F:$C0
to force 8+3 names and the old format, by the way.

It can be grabbed from: 

http://www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz/~physmsa/pc/mysoftware/files.exe

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