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from: Michael Bednarek
date: 2003-10-12 07:50:46
subject: Re: descrptions not showing in dir command

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From: Michael Bednarek 
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Subject: Re: descrptions not showing in dir command
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 21:09:38 -0700, see.my.sig.4.addr@nowhere.com.invalid
wrote in comp.os.msdos.4dos and fido.4dos:

>When I do a dir of a directory with Take Command or 4DOS it doesn't show
>the descriptions from the descript.ion.  The descript.ion was created by
>ACDSee, which is supposed to create 4DOS compatible descriptions.  Does
>anybody know how to get it to work, or what's wrong?

On volumes which support long file names, 4DOS and TC must be used with
the switch /Z to show descriptions. See .

-- 
Michael Bednarek, IT Manager, TGM Ltd, Brisbane, Australia
http://mcmbednarek.tripod.com/             "POST NO BILLS"

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