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Originally to: MIKE TRIPP

 MT> Hello Kevin!

 MT> 27 Oct 09 15:32, Kevin Klement wrote to mark lewis:


 >>> for %%i in (*.??_) do echo %%i

 KK>> It decompresses the file in question, but then you have to enter the
 KK>> new file name.

 KK>> IE:

 KK>> It decompresses "mem.ex_" but then you have to type in the new name
 KK>> "mem.exe"

 MT> You need a fancier command processor or batch util to split 
 MT> fully qualified names into their component parts for this 
 MT> exercise...and without a bootable version of the DOS 
 MT> available yet, it isnt' the best time to identify and learn 
 MT> them.<g> 

 MT> When I crossed this bridge in the day, I redirected "DIR 
 MT> *.??_" to a text file and used QEdit to duplicate the 
 MT> filename list, insert "EXPAND" at the beginning, and modify 
 MT> the extension for the target filename to make a BAT. Older 
 MT> and wiser now, there are slicker and sleeker ways to 
 MT> generate a one-liner...but they'd still take longer to 
 MT> explain/nab utility/drop utility into a usable location 
 MT> than the low-tech manual hack.<g>

 MT> Hopefully this is an academic exercise, or are you still 
 MT> trying to get your installation working?

 Do you remember Xtree? I use a 32 bit version called Ztree.
 Ztree.com to find it.

 Ztree has a batch builder function that can automate writing the
 batch file to do the conversion.

 If you like Dos you will like Ztree, and Xtree.




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