From: "Dieter Koessl" 
Hi,
> ....I found the TSEFILE macro
> inside my v2.5 macro directory.  Is there a comparable macro that is
> available for version 2.8?  ....
Yes and No! You can use F.MAC which does similar things but with a
different "look and feel". It is available for both TSE 2.5 and 2.8. A
version of TSEFILE for TSE 2.8 doesn't exist. A new version of the macro
would have needed a complete re-write from scratch since the code was
too messed up in the end and I never found the time to do this. I
presumably was busy programming dialogs :-). Moreover, when I switched
to Win95 I found that I used TSEFILE less and less frequently and
finally stopped using it altogether, because I now had a (more or less
;-)) functional multitasking environment.
..Or better yet, please explain briefly how to
make TSE function as a directory lister.....
I'm afraid that it isn't possible to do this "briefly". To program a
"directory lister" complete with basic file management functions
requires a thorough understanding of SAL (including almost all the low
level functionality) and some of the inner workings of the operation
system (e.g. DOS or Windows). If you really want to try a hand at this
sort of thing, well... first learn SAL, then learn even some more SAL
(e.g. how to work with system buffers), finally try to understand all
those SAL functions which are are marked for ADVANCED USAGE (e.g. using
Hooks and file management functions). You also need to know how to
access the OS from within SAL since some of the functionality needed to
build a file manager isn't readily available in SAL (e.g. listing the
available drive letters).
If this seems to be daunting or even gibberish... forget it! use the
Explorer or buy a better file manager, if you find that the Explorer is
bit light weight for your needs.
Dieter
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