Hi..
 EG> do you think you or someone else (if they step forward) could
 EG> alter that macro a bit so it can change paths each time you start
 EG> a d/l?
 EG>
 EG> eg-
 EG>    {call dl_path}
 EG>
 EG> {:dl_path}
 EG> [...]
 EG>    disp
 EG>          A     -  New D/L path
 EG>       [Enter]  - Current D/L path
 EG>
 EG> Current d/l path = default path in *.set if never changed with A
 EG> option or last path used if A was previously chosen.
Try this on for size:
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{:DL_PATH}{SETV temp1}{CLEA}
   {COMP t_dir}{IFCO ,dl1}
   {SETV t_dir,%dldir}
 {:DL1}
   {SETG 8,t_out}
   {DISP 3,20,0e,Current D/L Path = %t_dir }
   {DISP 4,20,0e,Select A New Download Path (Y/n)? }
   {GETS-I ch,2,newpath}{COMP ch,y}{SETV ch}{IFCO ,t_out}{CLEA}
 {:NEWPATH}
   {INPU temp1,New D/L Path (Include Trailing "\")  = %t_dir }
   {FILE %temp1%*.*}{IFCO np1}
   {INPU ch,PATH Doesn't Exist..Create it (Y/N)? }
   {COMP ch,y}{SETV ch}{IFCO ,dl_path}
   {EXEC md %temp1}
 {:NP1}
   {SETV t_dir,%temp1}
{:T_OUT}{CLEA}{RETU}
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NOTE:  Add a "CALL dl_path" preceeding all protocol command lines,
and specify "%t_dir" as your target d/l directory in all your protocol
command lines. Also, after answering "Y"es to "Create Directory?"
question, you *MUST* include the trailing backslash when you enter
the directory info.
 EG> * IMPORTANT * The macro must also be able to create a DIR.
 EG> "Specified path doesn't exist, create it?"  if ans=No go back to
 EG> :dl_path
The above does that.  Another note: I'm using NDOS (4DOS).  During my
tests of the above, I was able to create a directory on any drive using
the sample macro.  I'm not sure if DOS is so flexible, i.e., if it will
allow you to "md d:\dir\" from the "c" drive.  If it isn't, then you
might be restricted to creating directories on the same drive as
{COMMO}.  You'll find that out through testing, I suppose.  It's been
an awfully long time since I used plain dos :)  I'm running OS/2 on
my other machine.
 EG> Thanks for any input you have..
If the above meets your needs, I can work on the "esthetics" later.  I'm
not much into "pretty", more into "function".
Jim
                                                                              
                                                                              
                
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