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echo: 4dos
to: VIC BATES
from: JASEN BETTS
date: 1998-04-16 16:41:00
subject: uppercase directories

VB>  JB> global for /ad x in (*.*) do ren %X /S %@upper[%x]
VB>  JB> global for /a-d x in (*.*) do ren %X %@lower[%x]
VB>
VB> Now, I hadn't thought of that. Although that may cause probs with win95
VB> if it expects certain files to be in a certain case.
filenaes aren't case sensitive, if it tries to open SYSTEM\foo.DAT and the
file's actually called System\FOO.dat it'll still work.
(they tell me you need /I after global)
VB> I thought there may be a 4dos toggle switch to do this sort of thing,
VB> so that it displays as per previous versions running under DOS 6.22.
/X will go "back" to the old way (but you won't see LFNs)
                        
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