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Sl

Select Directory

Sets the current directory to the specified directory. Gives the prompt

Name :

displaying the current directory string (if any).

For example; to set the current directory to directory TEXT in the current directory, specify

Name : TEXT

If the directory has not been created, a File not found error will be displayed.

SV

Select Device

Sets the current device. Gives a prompt such as

Name : :RAM.0

showing the current device, which can be edited to the required new device.

The Select Device command resets the current directory to the root directory.

The Select Device and Select Directory commands affect the device and directory for the activity from which the Filer was entered, if there is one. This allows different activities to use different devices and directories without the need for specifying them explicitly each time.

Note, therefore, that if you save files having set a device and/or directory from one activity, and then enter the Filer from another activity, the files may not appear in the DIRECTORY list. Check the directory displayed at the top of the DIRECTORY window to ensure that you are in the intended directory.

These commands are used for traversing a hierarchical directory structure. To select a directory move the highlight bar to the directory name in the Filer DIRECTORY window and press 

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EX

Execute

Executes a CLI file of commands specified after the prompt

Name : I

See CLI files below.

CD

Create Directory

Creates a directory within the current directory; the name is specified after the prompt

Name : I

TC

Tree Copy

Copies a file tree from one directory to another. Arguments to the S o u r c e and D e s t i n a t i o n fields must be devices or directories. For example,

will make a duplicate copy of all files from RAM card 1 to RAM card 2.

The source area cannot be part of the destination area.

NM

Name Match

Sets up a match string restricting access to files in the current directory to those that match the string. For example, setting

Name : *.bas

Will catalogue only files with a bas extension. The default match string is *, matching all file names. When a name match other than * is active, the symbol NM will be displayed at the left-hand end of the Filer DIRECTORY window