MM>         In the 1.7x (at least) versions of Opus CBCS, 
 MM> one could change message and file areas by either 
 MM> number or NAME. Has anyone ever implemented something 
 MM> like this for Max? For example, if the UTILITIES 
 MM> directory was file area 15, you could type A 15 to 
 MM> change, or A UTILITIES and either worked.
why do you want to do that? Isn't it just as easy to type in either one or 
the other? I'd imagine that most people would get used to typing either the 
names OR the numbers, and if they only have one choice, well..
as for speed, the amount of time it takes me to type in "utilities" vs "15" 
isn't really that much. Sure i can type "15" faster, but an extra second 
doesn't bother me =) (of course, that's just my opinion ;) )
 MM>         Just wondering, it was very handy.
The best way to do it would be to create duplicate file areas..
FileArea UTILITIES
   ACS         Twit
   Desc        Utilities
   Download    d:\utilities\
   Upload      d:\uploads\
End FileArea
FileArea 15
   ACS         Twit
   Desc        Utilities
   Download    d:\utilities\
   Upload      d:\uploads\
End FileArea
Then, so you don't get a listing with 
15..         Utilities
UTILITIES..  Utilities
Make your own file menu mecca (max.ctl "Uses FileAreas") like:
        15 UTILITIES - Utilities
        16 GAMES     - Games
or however you want it to look.
hope this helps.
ttyl, greg
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